Pallid pearlfish
| Pallid pearlfish | |
|---|---|
| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Carapidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyramodontinae |
| Genus: | Pyramodon |
| Species: | P. ventralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyramodon ventralis H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 | |
The pallid pearlfish, Pyramodon ventralis, is a pearlfish of the family Carapidae, found in the Indo-western Pacific Ocean at depths between 100 and 400 m. Its length is between 25 and 30 cm.