Eurypleuron

Eurypleuron
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae
Genus: Eurypleuron
Markle & Olney, 1990
Species:
E. owasianum
Binomial name
Eurypleuron owasianum
(Matsubara, 1953)
Synonyms
  • Carapus owasianus Matsubara, 1953
  • Eurypleuron cinereum (J. L. B. Smith, 1955)

Eurypleuron is a monotypic genus of pearlfishes, family Carapidae. It contains only Eurypleuron owasianum, the eel pearlfish, which is a moderately sized fish reaching 22–24 cm (8.7–9.4 in) total length, found in the Southern Indian and Pacific Oceans.

The Catalog of Fishes considers Eurypleuron cinereum a synonym of Eurypleuron owasianum, rendering the genus monotypic.

References

  1. ↑ Ho, H. (2020). "Eurypleuron owasianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T135444993A137454766. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T135444993A137454766.en. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Eurypleuron". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  3. ↑ Jørgen G. Nielsen; Daniel M. Cohen; Douglas F. Markle & C. Richard Robins (1999). Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Species Catalogues. Vol. 18. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-104375-2.
  4. 1 2 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Eurypleuron owasianum". FishBase. April 2025 version.
  5. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Carapus cinereus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 November 2025.