Beberapa catatan tentang asosiasi antara ikan suku Carapidae dan Ekhinodermata

SOME NOTES ON ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PEARLFISHES (CARAPIPADE)WITH ECHINODERMS. It is well known that some pearlfishes dwell within the bodies of echinoderms and other invertebrates. Some habits of this fishes already studied by ARNOLD (1953, 1957), and by some other authors. About nine species of the pearlfishes are widely distributed in the region Indo-West Pacific, about four among them are reported from Indonesian waters. All of known species of the pearlfishes can be found on coral reef areas. The holothurians are known as more common hosts, especially Stichopus chloronotus. Their seasonal variations are supposed to be related with their life history.