Pearlfishes - Family: Carapidae
Subfamily: Carapinae
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Fowler's Pearlfish - Onuxodon fowleri
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Cucumber Pearlfish - Onuxodon margaritiferae (possible occurrence)
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Oyster Pearlfish - Onuxodon parvibrachium (possible occurrence)
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Subfamily: Pyramodontinae
Dogtooth Pearlfish - Pyramodon punctatus
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
> Superorder: Acanthomorpha (Spiny-rayed Fishes
> Order: Ophidiiformes (Mullets and Glassfishes)
> Family: Carapidae (Pearlfishes)
> Subfamily: Carapinae
> Genus: Onuxodon
> Species: O. fowleri - Fowler's Pearlfish
> Species: O. margaritiferae - Cucumber Pearlfish ^
> Species: O. parvibrachium - Oyster Pearlfish ^
> Subfamily: Pyramodontinae
> Genus: Pyramodon
> Species: P. punctatus - Dogtooth Pearlfish
^ = possibly
* = likely
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