Drawing from A History of the Fishes of the British Islands (1877)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Ophidiiformes
Family:
Carapidae
Genus:
Echiodon
Species:
E. drummondii
Binomial name
Echiodon drummondii
(Thompson, 1837)
Synonyms[2]
Echiodon drummondiThompson, 1837
Echiodon drummondii, sometimes called Drummond's echiodon or Drummond's pearlfish,[3] and in Ireland simply called the pearlfish,[4] is a species of fish in the family Carapidae (pearlfish).[5][6]
It is named for James Lawson Drummond, who collected the holotype at Carnlough, Ireland in 1836.[4][7]
^"IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".
^"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Echiodon drummondii Thompson, 1837". www.marinespecies.org.
^Hamilton, Robert (June 25, 1843). "The Natural History of British Fishes. Vol. I-[II] ..." W.H. Lizars, ... S. Highley, ... London; and W. Curry, jun. and Company Dublin. – via Google Books.
^ abFoster, John Wilson; Chesney, Helena C. G. (June 25, 1998). Nature in Ireland: A Scientific and Cultural History. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 9780773518179 – via Google Books.
^Cohen, Daniel M.; Nielsen, Jørgen G. G.; Nielsen, Jørgen G. (June 25, 1978). "Guide to the Identification of Genera of the Fish Order Ophidiiformes with a Tentative Classification of the Order". Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service – via Google Books.
^"The Irish Naturalists' Journal". I.N.J. Committee. June 25, 1971 – via Google Books.
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