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pearlfish

/ˈpɜːl.fɪʃ/

Tradução: Pequeno peixe alongado e semelhante a uma enguia que vive como comensal ou parasita dentro de cavidades corporais de invertebrados marinhos, como pepinos-do-mar e ostras perlíferas, geralmente em águas rasas ou perto de prados de ervas marinhas.

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/ˈpɜːl.fɪʃ/C2formalscientific
  • ptPequeno peixe alongado e semelhante a uma enguia que vive como comensal ou parasita dentro de cavidades corporais de invertebrados marinhos, como pepinos-do-mar e ostras perlíferas, geralmente em águas rasas ou perto de prados de ervas marinhas.

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.

    ptPeixe-marinho

    • 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.

    Sinônimospearl-fish

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