pearlfish
Echiodon drummondii Thompson, 1837
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.
Drummond's Echiodon Fierasfer dentatus Echidion drummondii Subject: Fierasferidae, Echiodon Tag: Fish
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Open encyclopedia reference
Echiodon drummondii, sometimes called Drummond's echiodon or Drummond's pearlfish, and in Ireland simply called the pearlfish, is a species of fish in the family Carapidae (pearlfish).
It is named for James Lawson Drummond, who collected the holotype at Carnlough, Ireland in 1836.
Wikipedia contributors, Echiodon drummondii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:37:25.871979+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Echiodon drummondii Thompson, 1837
- Name authority
- Thompson, 1837
- Common name
- pearlfish
- 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 drummondii Thompson, 1837
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 |
| Echiodon rendahli (Whitley, 1941) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Echiodon drummondi Thompson, 1837 Thompson, 1837 | 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.
- 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. 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.
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:6DWT2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.