Dogtooth Pearlfish
Pyramodon ventralis
- Usual depth201–598 m
- Water temperature9–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary and December
- How commonRare
About this species
The pallid pearlfish, Pyramodon ventralis, is a pearlfish of the family Carapidae, found in the Indo-western Pacific Ocean at depths between 100 and 400 m. Its length is between 25 and 30 cm.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pallid pearlfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 15 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 18 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 201–598 m · Deepest record: 1,160 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 9–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dogtooth Pearlfish, Pallid Pearlfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Onikakureuo, オニカクレウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 纖尾錐齒潛魚, 纖尾錐齒隱魚, 隱魚
Similar species
- Silver pearlfish
Encheliophis homei
- Finless pearlfish
Encheliophis vermicularis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 122 open-data records from 1909 to 2015.
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