| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carapus acus (Brünnich, 1768) |
Pearl fish | Eastern Atlantic | 20.8 |
| Carapus bermudensis (Jones, 1874) |
Pearlfish | Western Atlantic | 20 |
| Carapus dubius (Putnam, 1874) |
Pacific pearlfish | Eastern Pacific | 15 |
| Carapus mourlani (Petit, 1934) |
Star pearlfish | Indo-Pacific | 21 |
| Carapus sluiteri (Weber, 1905) |
Sluiter's pearlfish | Western Central Pacific |