Eel pearlfish (Eurypleuron owasianum)

Scientific name: Eurypleuron owasianum Matsubara, 1953

Eel pearlfish (Eurypleuron owasianum)

The Eel pearlfish (Eurypleuron owasianum) is a marine fish of the family Carapidae.

Biology

Eel-like, shallow body depth; dorsal fin origin about opposite anal fin origin; males with expanded parapophyses on vertebrae 5 to 18-20; lacking cardiform premaxillary teeth, pelvic fins, swim bladder rocker bone, and ventral tunic ridges on posterior swim bladder.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eurypleuron owasianum
Family
Carapidae (Pearlfishes)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
23.6
Depth range
1–455 m (3–1493 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1 - 455 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan. Pending a comprehensive study of the group, E. owasianum is restricted to Japan and tentatively refer all of the disjunct southern populations to E. cinereum, the only species name available for the complex.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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