Classification / Names
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Carapidae (Pearlfishes) > Pyramodontinae
Etymology: Eurypleuron: Greek, eurys = long + Greek, pleura = near, the side of (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Smith.
Issue
Validity of species questionnable: synonym of Eurypleuron owasianum (Matsubara, 1953), or if valid, restricted to Japan (Ref. 80565).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal. Temperate
Southern Indian and Pacific oceans: South Africa, southeastern Australia, New Zealand, and Sala y Gomez Ridge. Pending a comprehensive study of the group, all disjunct southern populations (south of 20° south latitude) are tentatively referred to E. cinereum, the only species name available for the complex.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 5275)
Collected from a deep-tidepool; probably lives offshore (Ref. 5275).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Williams, J.T., 1984. Studies on Echiodon (Pisces: Carapidae), with description of two new Indo-Pacific species. Copeia 1984(2):410-422. (Ref. 5275)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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