Echiodon atopus Anderson, 2005

Family:  Carapidae (Pearlfishes), subfamily: Carapinae
Max. size:  17.6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 0 - 139 m
Distribution:  Southeastern Atlantic: collected off Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha Group.
Diagnosis:  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.
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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