Pyramodon

Pyramodon
Dogtooth pearlfish (P. punctatus)
Pallid pearlfish (P. ventralis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae
Subfamily: Pyramodontinae
Genus: Pyramodon
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Type species
Pyramodon ventralis
H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Synonyms

Cynophidium Regan, 1914

Pyramodon is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pyramodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 June 2026.