Larvae Summary
Summary for Echiodon drummondii larvae

Echiodon  drummondii  Thompson, 1837  
Family: Carapidae (Pearlfishes) Show available picture(s) for Echiodon drummondii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Class: Teleostei
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Distribution: Northeast Atlantic: coasts of southern Norway, western Denmark, and around British Isles. Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Misidentified as a Carapus in literature.
Adult biology: Common species. Free-living, fairly deep. Assumed to feed on small invertebrates and fish (Ref. 34024). Feed on small bottom animals (Ref. 35388).
Diagnosis: The dorsal appendage is very characteristic (but may be lost). 3 - 5 large melanophores along the ventral contour of the tail. The longest larvae found was 93 mm. . See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone: deep-water; 65°N - 50°N
Main Ref: Russell, F.S.. 1976. (Ref. 37)

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Modified by:
Luna, Susan M.
Entered by:
Froese, Rainer

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