Pallid pearlfish

Pyramodon ventralis

Carapid Fish of New Caledonia

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Medium

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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Carapidae
Genus: Pyramodon
Water type: Marine
Body shape: elongated