Pearlfish

Pearlfish

The pearlfish is a skinny, eel-like fish that usually grows no larger then 5 cm. They have pearly, transparent skin through which the organs and backbone are visible. The pearlfish lives within small dark hollows between rocks, with mollusks, sea squirts, sea-urchins and often within the circular cavity of sea cucumbers. As many as 7 pearlfish have been seen living within a sea cucumber. MORE! [BM] {FW}