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Echiodon

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Echiodon is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: 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, 20

Species

クマノカクレウオ属

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderOphidiiformes
  5. FamilyCarapidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
107
With media
2
Family
Carapidae
Collections
ICML-UNAM, UA, USNM, QM, NHMUK, WAM
Recorded in
Mexico, Somalia, United States, Australia, Ireland, Madagascar, Ocean Austral, France

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Echiodon is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species: 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 Echiodon pukaki Markle & Olney, 1990 Echiodon rendahli (Whitley, 1941) (Rendahl's messmate)

The name derives from Ancient Greek (', "viper") and (', "tooth").

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