Biology:Eurypleuron

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Eurypleuron
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Carapidae
Subfamily: Pyramodontinae
Genus: Eurypleuron
Markle & Olney, 1990
Type species
Carapus owasianus
Matsubara, 1953[1]

Eurypleuron is a genus of pearlfishes, with these currently recognized species:[2]

  • Eurypleuron cinereum (J. L. B. Smith, 1955)
  • Eurypleuron owasianum (Matsubara, 1953) (eel pearlfish)

References

  1. 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. 17. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-104375-2. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Eurypleuron in FishBase. June 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2651612 entry