''Eurypleuron'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
pearlfish
Pearlfish are marine fish in the ray-finned fish family Carapidae. Pearlfishes inhabit the tropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans at depths to , along oceanic shelves and slopes. They are slender, elongated fish with no s ...
es, with these currently recognized species:
* ''
Eurypleuron cinereum
''Eurypleuron'' is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:
* '' Eurypleuron cinereum'' (J. L. B. Smith, 1955)
* '' Eurypleuron owasianum'' (Matsubara
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an es ...
''
(J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought t ...
, 1955)
* ''
Eurypleuron owasianum''
(Matsubara
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 117,811 in 57351 households and a population density of 7100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .
Geography
Matsubara is located in the center ...
, 1953) (eel pearlfish)
References
Carapidae
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