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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae Pearlfishes
Subfamily: Pyramodontinae
Genus: Pyramodon

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Photo by Parmentier, E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm TL
Pyramodon lindas Markle & Olney, 1990

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Pyramodon lindas
[Blackedge pearlfish]
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Max. Length 30.5 cm TL

 
Pyramodon parini
[]

Photo by Parmentier, E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm TL
Pyramodon punctatus (Regan, 1914)

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Pyramodon punctatus
[Dogtooth pearlfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 18.1 cm TL
Pyramodon ventralis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

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Pyramodon ventralis
[Pallid pearlfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pyramodon lindas Blackedge pearlfish Western Pacific 36 TL 1990
Pyramodon parini Southeast Pacific 30.5 TL 1990
Pyramodon punctatus Dogtooth pearlfish Indo-West Pacific 29 TL 1914
Pyramodon ventralis Pallid pearlfish Indo-West Pacific 18.1 TL 1913



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