Eurypleuron
| Eurypleuron | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Carapidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyramodontinae |
| Genus: | Eurypleuron Markle & Olney, 1990 |
| Type species | |
| Carapus owasianus | |
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
[edit]- ^ 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. 17. Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 92-5-104375-2.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Eurypleuron". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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