Pyramodon
| Pyramodon | |
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| Dogtooth pearlfish (P. punctatus) | |
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| Pallid pearlfish (P. ventralis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Carapidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyramodontinae |
| Genus: | H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Pyramodon venrtralis H.M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913[1]
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Pyramodon is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:[2]
- Pyramodon lindas Markle & Olney, 1990 (blackedge pearlfish)
- Pyramodon parini Markle & Olney, 1990
- Pyramodon punctatus (Regan, 1914) (dogtooth pearlfish)
- Pyramodon ventralis H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (pallid pearlfish)
References
- ^ Jørgen G. Nielsen; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard 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 Species Catalogues. Vol. 17. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 978-92-5-104375-2.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pyramodon". FishBase. June 2012 version.