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pearlfish

/ˈpɜːl.fɪʃ/

Traduction: Poisson petit et allongé, de forme anguilliforme, connu pour son mode de vie commensal ou parasitaire à l'intérieur des cavités corporelles d'invertébrés marins tels que les holothuries ou les huîtres perlières, se rencontrant généralement dans les eaux peu profondes ou à proximité des herbiers marins.

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/ˈpɜːl.fɪʃ/C2formalscientific
  • frPoisson petit et allongé, de forme anguilliforme, connu pour son mode de vie commensal ou parasitaire à l'intérieur des cavités corporelles d'invertébrés marins tels que les holothuries ou les huîtres perlières, se rencontrant généralement dans les eaux peu profondes ou à proximité des herbiers marins.

A small, slender, eel-like fish known for its commensal or parasitic habit of living inside the body cavities of marine invertebrates such as sea cucumbers or pearl oysters, typically found in or near shallow seagrass beds.

  1. Marine fishC2formalscientific

    A small, slender, eel-like fish of the family Carapidae, known for living inside the bodies of marine invertebrates such as sea cucumbers, starfish, or bivalve mollusks.

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    • The pearlfish is known for its unusual habit of hiding inside a sea cucumber's anus for protection.
    • Researchers observed a pearlfish swimming into the body cavity of a starfish.
    • Pearlfish are often found in shallow seagrass beds near pearl oyster habitats.

    Synonymespearl-fish

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