Echiodon

Echiodon is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:
 * Echiodon anchipterus J. T. Williams, 1984 (closefin pearlfish)
 * Echiodon atopus M. E. Anderson, 2005
 * Echiodon coheni J. T. Williams, 1984
 * Echiodon cryomargarites Markle, J. T. Williams & Olney, 1983 (messmate)
 * Echiodon dawsoni J. T. Williams & Shipp, 1982 (Chain pearlfish)
 * Echiodon dentatus (G. Cuvier, 1829)
 * Echiodon drummondii W. Thompson, 1837
 * Echiodon exsilium Rosenblatt, 1961 (nocturnal pearlfish)
 * Echiodon neotes Markle & Olney, 1990
 * Echiodon pegasus Markle & Olney, 1990
 * Echiodon prionodon Parmentier, 2012
 * Echiodon pukaki Markle & Olney, 1990
 * Echiodon rendahli (Whitley, 1941) (Rendahl's messmate)

The name derives from Ancient Greek εχις (echis, "viper") and ὀδόν (odon, "tooth").