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Echiodon anchipterus Williams, 1984

Closefin pearlfish
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Australia country information

Common names: Closefin pearlfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Sydney, New South Wales to south-east of Tasmania (Ref. 75154).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

前肛底潜鱼, Kumano-kakureuo, 前肛底潛魚, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Carapidae (Pearlfishes) > Carapinae
Etymology: Echiodon: Greek, echieys, eos = a little viper + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 0 - 79 m (Ref. 5275).   Subtropical

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Point map | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: Japan. Western Central Pacific: Philippines (Ref. 10698). Southwest Pacific: Australia (Ref. 75154).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.2 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 10698)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Diagnosis: Pectoral fin rays 15 - 16; total nasal lamellae 22 (Ref. 10698).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Found on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 75154).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Williams, J.T. and Y. Machida, 1992. Echiodon anchipterus: a valid western Pacific species of the pearlfish family Carapidae with comments on Eurypleuron. Jap. J. Ichthyol. 38(4):367-373. (Ref. 10698)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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