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Echiodon

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Echiodon
Rendahl's messmate, E. rendahli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

Echiodon is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:[2][3]

The name derives from Ancient Greek εχις (echis, "viper") and ὀδόν (odon, "tooth").[4]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Echiodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Echiodon". FishBase. June 2012 version.
  3. ^ a b Parmentier, E. (2012): Echiodon prionodon, a new species of Carapidae (Pisces, Ophidiiformes) from New Zealand. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine European Journal of Taxonomy, 31: 1-8.
  4. ^ "Echiodon drummondii". www.fishbase.de.