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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae Pearlfishes
Subfamily: Carapinae
Genus: Echiodon

(See list of species below)


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13 species (see list below)
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Photo by Tibbatts, B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 17.2 cm TL
Echiodon anchipterus Williams, 1984

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Echiodon anchipterus
[Closefin pearlfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.6 cm SL
 
Echiodon atopus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.3 cm TL
 
Echiodon coheni
[]

Photo by FAO

Widely distributed in the
Max. Length 41 cm TL
Echiodon cryomargarites Markle, Williams & Olney, 1983

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Echiodon cryomargarites
[Messmate]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 11.2 cm TL
Echiodon dawsoni Williams & Shipp, 1982

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Echiodon dawsoni
[Chain pearlfish]

Photo by Lloris, D.

North to Central Eastern
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Echiodon dentatus (Cuvier, 1829)

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Echiodon dentatus
[]

Photo by Parmentier, E.

Northeast Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Echiodon drummondii Thompson, 1837

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Echiodon drummondii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.6 cm TL
 
Echiodon exsilium
[Nocturnal pearlfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.5 cm TL
 
Echiodon neotes
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Echiodon pegasus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.5 cm TL
 
Echiodon prionodon
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.2 cm TL
 
Echiodon pukaki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm TL
 
Echiodon rendahli
[Messmate fish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Echiodon anchipterus Closefin pearlfish Northwest Pacific 17.2 TL 1984
Echiodon atopus Southeastern Atlantic 17.6 SL 2005
Echiodon coheni Western Indian Ocean. We 14.3 TL 1984
Echiodon cryomargarites Messmate Widely distributed in the 41 TL 1983
Echiodon dawsoni Chain pearlfish Western Central Atlantic 11.2 TL 1982
Echiodon dentatus North to Central Eastern 17 TL 1829
Echiodon drummondii Northeast Atlantic 30 TL 1837
Echiodon exsilium Nocturnal pearlfish Eastern Pacific 12.6 TL 1961
Echiodon neotes Southwest Pacific 23.5 TL 1990
Echiodon pegasus Southwest Pacific 20 TL 1990
Echiodon prionodon Southwestern Pacific 16.5 TL 2012
Echiodon pukaki Southwest Pacific 23.2 TL 1990
Echiodon rendahli Messmate fish Southwest Pacific 12 TL 1941



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