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Pyramodon Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

AphiaID

206307 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:206307)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Pyramodontinae Smith, 1955

Synonymised names

Cynophidium Regan, 1914 · unaccepted

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Species Pyramodon lindas Markle & Olney, 1990
Species Pyramodon parini Markle & Olney, 1990
Species Pyramodon punctatus (Regan, 1914)
Species Pyramodon ventralis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Environment

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

Original description

Radcliffe, L. (1913). Descriptions of seven new genera and thirty-one new species of fishes of the families Brotulidae and Carapidae from the Philippine Islands and the Dutch East Indies. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise ... "Albatross," 1907-1910.--No. 24.]. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. v. 44 (no. 1948): 135-176, Pls. 7-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.44-1948.135 [details]

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Pyramodon Smith & Radcliffe, 1913. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206307 on 2026-04-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-28 06:51:36Z

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 Radcliffe, L. (1913). Descriptions of seven new genera and thirty-one new species of fishes of the families Brotulidae and Carapidae from the Philippine Islands and the Dutch East Indies. [Scientific results of the Philippine cruise ... "Albatross," 1907-1910.--No. 24.]. Proceedings of the United States National Museum. v. 44 (no. 1948): 135-176, Pls. 7-17., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.44-1948.135 [details]

basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]