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Noun: pearlfish  'purl,fish
  1. Found living within the alimentary canals of e.g. sea cucumbers or between the shells of pearl oysters in or near shallow seagrass beds
    "The symbiotic relationship between pearlfish and sea cucumbers fascinates marine biologists";
    - pearl-fish

Derived forms: pearlfishes

Type of: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

Part of: Carapidae, family Carapidae

Encyclopedia: Pearlfish