Biology:Echiodon
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Echiodon | |
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| Rendahl's messmate, E. rendahli | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Carapidae |
| Subfamily: | Carapinae |
| Genus: | Echiodon W. Thompson, 1837 |
| Type species | |
| Echiodon drummondii Thompson, 1837[1]
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Echiodon is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:[2][3]
- Echiodon anchipterus J. T. Williams, 1984 (closefin pearlfish)
- Echiodon atopus M. E. Anderson, 2005
- Echiodon coheni J. T. Williams, 1984
- Echiodon cryomargarites Markle, J. T. Williams & Olney, 1983 (messmate)
- Echiodon dawsoni J. T. Williams & Shipp, 1982 (Chain pearlfish)
- Echiodon dentatus (G. Cuvier, 1829)
- Echiodon drummondii W. Thompson, 1837
- Echiodon exsilium Rosenblatt, 1961 (nocturnal pearlfish)
- Echiodon neotes Markle & Olney, 1990
- Echiodon pegasus Markle & Olney, 1990
- Echiodon prionodon Parmentier, 2012[3]
- Echiodon pukaki Markle & Olney, 1990
- Echiodon rendahli (Whitley, 1941) (Rendahl's messmate)
The name derives from Ancient Greek εχις (echis, "viper") and ὀδόν (odon, "tooth").[4]
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Echiodon". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=1446.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Echiodon in FishBase. June 2012 version.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Parmentier, E. (2012): Echiodon prionodon, a new species of Carapidae (Pisces, Ophidiiformes) from New Zealand. European Journal of Taxonomy, 31: 1-8.
- ↑ "Echiodon drummondii". https://www.fishbase.de/summary/Echiodon-drummondii.html.
Wikidata ☰ Q4317420 entry
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