Echiodon | |
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Rendahl's messmate, E. rendahli | |
Scientific 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]
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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]