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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); atopus: From the Greek 'atopos' (= out of place) referring the original expectation that the specimen was Echiodon cryomargarites and its subsequent identification..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-neritic; depth range 0 - 139 m (Ref. 54849). Subtropical
Southeastern Atlantic: collected off Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha Group.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 54849)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
A species of Echiodon as defined by Markle and Olney (1990), with the following combination of characters: PCV 38; D30 46; A30 46; ARDO 7; P1 18; posterior swim bladder tunic ridges ventral.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Anderson, M.E., 2005. Description of a new species of Echiodon (Teleostei: Carapidae) from the South Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa 809:1-5. (Ref. 54849)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
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 (11 of 100).