| Pyramodon | |
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| Dogtooth pearlfish (P. punctatus) | |
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| Pallid pearlfish (P. ventralis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Carapidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyramodontinae |
| Genus: | Pyramodon H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Pyramodon ventralis H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 19131
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| Synonyms | |
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Cynophidium Regan, 1914 | |
Pyramodon is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:2
- Pyramodon lindas Markle & Olney, 1990 (blackedge pearlfish)
- Pyramodon parini Markle & Olney, 1990
- Pyramodon punctatus (Regan, 1914) (dogtooth pearlfish)
- Pyramodon ventralis H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 (pallid pearlfish)
References
References
- Jørgen G. Nielsen; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard Robins (1999). OPHIDIIFORM FISHES OF THE WORLD (Order Ophidiiformes) An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Species Catalogues. Vol. 17. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 978-92-5-104375-2.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pyramodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 June 2026.