Echiodon Explained

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^[1]
• 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").^[2]

Notes and References

1. Parmentier, E. (2012): Echiodon prionodon, a new species of Carapidae (Pisces, Ophidiiformes) from New Zealand. European Journal of Taxonomy, 31: 1-8.
2. Web site: Echiodon drummondii. www.fishbase.de.