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oyster pearlfish

Onuxodon parvibrachium

Onuxodon is an Indo-Pacific genus of pearlfishes from the family Carapidae. The generic name is derived from the Greek onyx meaning "claw" and odon meaning "tooth", referring to the sharp fang like teeth of Onuxodon parvibrachium. Species in this genus are distributed from South Africa to Hawaii. They live commensally with molluscs.

oyster pearlfish
Photo: Britayev TA, Mekhova E, Deart Y, Martin D. 2017. Do syntopic host species harbour similar symbiotic communities? The case of Chaetopterus spp. (Annelida: Chaetopteridae) PeerJ 5:e2930 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2930 · CC BY 4.0

Overview

Onuxodon is an Indo-Pacific genus of pearlfishes from the family Carapidae. The generic name is derived from the Greek onyx meaning "claw" and odon meaning "tooth", referring to the sharp fang like teeth of Onuxodon parvibrachium. Species in this genus are distributed from South Africa to Hawaii. They live commensally with molluscs. The three currently recognized species are:

Onuxodon fowleri (J. L. B. Smith, 1955) (Fowler's pearlfish)
Onuxodon margaritiferae (Rendahl, 1921) (bivalve pearlfish)
Onuxodon parvibrachium (Fowler, 1927) (oyster pearlfish)

Habitat & distribution

Habitats

Marine

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References

  1. GBIF Auto Sync GBIF
  2. WoRMS / Aphia World Register of Marine Species
  3. Wikipedia — Onuxodon Wikipedia

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