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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) >
Carapidae (Pearlfishes) > Carapinae
Etymology: Echiodon: Greek, echieys, eos = a little viper + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335); prionodon: Name from Greek 'priôn' meaning saw, and 'odous' (odon) meaning tooth, referring to the unique
morphology of the fang at the tip of the jaw..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 37 - 313 m (Ref. 93132). Temperate
Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 93132)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished by the following characters: serrated posterior margin on the fangs; expanded thoracic plates on some abdominal vertebrae, 33-35 precaudal vertebrae; 42-45 dorsal-fin rays anterior to vertical through vertebrae 30 and 31; 40-41 anal-fin rays anterior to vertical through articulation between vertebrae 30 and 31 (Ref. 93132).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Parmentier, E., 2012. Echiodon prionodon, a new species of Carapidae (Pisces, Ophidiiformes) from New Zealand. European Journal of Taxonomy 31:1-8. (Ref. 93132)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 12 - 16.5, mean 14.3 (based on 27 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00102 (0.00046 - 0.00225), b=3.06 (2.88 - 3.24), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).