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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Carapidae (Pearlfishes) > Pyramodontinae
Etymology: Pyramodon: Greek, pyramis = pyramid + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Smith & Radcliffe.

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

Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 184 - 470 m (Ref. 58302). Deep-water; 35°N -

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Indo-West Pacific: Japan, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 559) and New Caledonia (Ref. 31524).

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6347)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Eel-like, moderate to relatively deep body depth; a large single vomerine fang; pelvic fin rays present; swim bladder large, filling visceral cavity and extending past anus; dorsal and anal fin radials robust and elongate; dorsal fin anteriad or directly over anal fin origin; lacking rockerbone, cardiform teeth, and intrinsic swim bladder constrictions or tunic ridges (Ref. 34024). Body lightly pigmented with dorsal and anal fin margins pigmented over posterior quarter; precaudal vertebrae 14-15; anus anterior, distance from snout to anus 99 to 133% head length (Ref. 34024).

Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Free-living and benthic or pelagic (Ref. 58302). Uncommon species (Ref. 34024).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Pyramodon ventralis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913