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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 | |||