Echiodon rendahli (Whitley, 1941)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Rendahl's messmate (Echiodon rendahli) is a pearlfish of the family Carapidae, found in the southwest Pacific Ocean around Australia and New Zealand at depths to 60 metres (200 ft). Its length is between 10 and 12 centimetres (3.9 and 4.7 in).The larvae has a long filament on its head which bears some resemblance to a siphonophore. These fish live within sponges. The specific name honours the Swedish naturalist and artist Hialmar Rendahl who collected the specimens in the Tasman Sea which were used by Gilbert Percy Whitley to describe this species.
Wikipedia contributors, Rendahl's messmate; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T19:34:12.018497+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Echiodon rendahli (Whitley, 1941)
- Name authority
- (Whitley, 1941)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Carapidae
- Genus
- Echiodon
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderOphidiiformes
- familyCarapidae Poey, 1867
- subfamilyCarapinae Poey, 1867
- genusEchiodon Thompson, 1837
- speciesEchiodon rendahli (Whitley, 1941)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echiodon. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echiodon anchipterus Williams, 1984 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon atopus Anderson, 2005 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| chain pearlfishEchiodon dawsoni Williams & Shipp, 1982 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| nocturnal pearlfishEchiodon exsilium Rosenblatt, 1961 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon prionodon Parmentier, 2012 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon pukaki Markle & Olney, 1990 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pearlfishEchiodon drummondii Thompson, 1837 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon praecursor (Schwarzhans, 1980) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extinct |
| Echiodon coheni Williams, 1984 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| messmateEchiodon cryomargarites Markle, Williams & Olney, 1983 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon dentatus (Cuvier, 1829) | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echiodon neotes Markle & Olney, 1990 | CarapidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Carapus rendahli Whitley, 1941 Whitley, 1941 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=272786 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38LNH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.