Pallid pearlfish (Pyramodon ventralis)

Scientific name: Pyramodon ventralis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Pallid pearlfish (Pyramodon ventralis)

The Pallid pearlfish (Pyramodon ventralis) is a marine fish of the family Carapidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Japan, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand and New Caledonia.

Biology

Eel-like, moderate to relatively deep body depth; a large single vomerine fang; pelvic fin rays present; swim bladder large, filling visceral cavity and extending past anus; dorsal and anal fin radials robust and elongate; dorsal fin anteriad or directly over anal fin origin; lacking rockerbone, cardiform teeth, and intrinsic swim bladder constrictions or tunic ridges. Body lightly pigmented with dorsal and anal fin margins pigmented over posterior quarter; precaudal vertebrae 14-15; anus anterior, distance from snout to anus 99 to 133% head length.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pyramodon ventralis
Family
Carapidae (Pearlfishes)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.1
Depth range
184–470 m (604–1542 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 184 - 470 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Japan, Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand and New Caledonia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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