What is "fierasfer"

Fierasfer \Fi`e*ras"fer\, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of small, slender fishes, remarkable for their habit of living as commensals in other animals. One species inhabits the gill cavity of the pearl oyster near Panama; another lives within an East Indian holothurian.

Fierasfer is a common name for several fishes and may refer to:

• Carapus species
• Echiodon dentatus

Category:Fish common names