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The worm pearlfish, Encheliophis vermicularis, is a pearlfish species in the genus Encheliophis. The average length of an unsexed or male fish is about 12 cm.
Habitat and range
E. vermicularis lives in a marine, reef-based environment in a tropical climate. They can be found in inshore waters and coral reefs. They can be found in the Indo-Pacific, the Gulf of Aden, around the Philippines and Society Islands, and north to the Ryukyus to the eastern Pacific.
References
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