MarBEF Data System - ERMS - Echiodon Thompson, 1837

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Echiodon Thompson, 1837

AphiaID

125854 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125854)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Carapinae Poey, 1867

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Species Echiodon anchipterus Williams, 1984
Species Echiodon atopus Anderson, 2005
Species Echiodon coheni Williams, 1984
Species Echiodon cryomargarites Markle, Williams & Olney, 1983
Species Echiodon dawsoni Williams & Shipp, 1982
Species Echiodon dentatus (Cuvier, 1829)
Species Echiodon drummondii Thompson, 1837
Species Echiodon exsilium Rosenblatt, 1961
Species Echiodon neotes Markle & Olney, 1990
Species Echiodon pegasus Markle & Olney, 1990
Species Echiodon prionodon Parmentier, 2012
Species Echiodon pukaki Markle & Olney, 1990
Species Echiodon rendahli (Whitley, 1941)
Species Echiodon cinereus (Smith, 1955) accepted as Eurypleuron cinereum (Smith, 1955)
Species Echiodon drummondi Thompson, 1837 accepted as Echiodon drummondii Thompson, 1837 (misspelling)
Species Echiodon owasianus (Matsubara, 1953) accepted as Eurypleuron owasianum (Matsubara, 1953)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Thompson, W. (1837). Notes relating to the natural history of Ireland, with a description of a new genus of fishes (Echiodon). Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 5(54): 52-63. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Echiodon Thompson, 1837. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125854 on 2025-04-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-11 06:44:08Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Thompson, W. (1837). Notes relating to the natural history of Ireland, with a description of a new genus of fishes (Echiodon). Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 5(54): 52-63. [details]

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10 Online. [Online Nomenclator Zoologicus at Checklistbank. Ubio link has gone]. , available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Thompson, W. (1837). Notes relating to the natural history of Ireland, with a description of a new genus of fishes (Echiodon). Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 5(54): 52-63.
page(s): 55 [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]

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Language	Name
Japanese	クマノカクレウオ属	[details]

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