Echiodon prionodon Parmentier, 2012

Description


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).

Common Names


No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ophidiiformes

Family: Carapidae

Genus: Echiodon

Species: Echiodon prionodon Parmentier, 2012

Climate Zone


  • Temperate
  • Location


  • Southwestern Pacific: New Zealand.
  • Biology


    Life cycle and mating behavior

    Habitat


    neritic