Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Pisces > Class Actinopterygii > Order Ophidiiformes > Family Carapidae > Subfamily Carapinae > Genus Carapus

Carapus acus (Brünnich, 1768)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Carapus*		accepted genus name

Species group names

*Carapus cuspis*	Arnold, 1956	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: peshku bishthollë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Greek: Μαργαριτόψαρο sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Turkish: inci baligi

Literature

basis of record	van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374
additional source	FishBase, version december 2007
additional source	FishBase, version may 2009
additional source	FishBase, version october 2012

Genbank

Taxonomy

FishBase
WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
Barcode of Life (3 barcodes)
FishBase
GBIF

Citation

Bailly, N. (2014). Carapus acus (Brünnich, 1768). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2014) FishBase. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126661