Eel Pearlfish
Eurypleuron owasianum
- Usual depth378–751 m
- Water temperature20–26 °C
- Best monthsApril and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Eurypleuron is a monotypic genus of pearlfishes, family Carapidae. It contains only Eurypleuron owasianum, the eel pearlfish, which is a moderately sized fish reaching 22–24 cm (8.7–9.4 in) total length, found in the Southern Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Eurypleuron”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 378–751 m · Deepest record: 751 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Eel Pearlfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Sokokakureuo, ソコカクレウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 底隱魚, 日本突吻潛魚, 日本突吻隱魚, 隱魚
Other scientific names: Carapus owasianus, Echiodon owasianus
Similar species
- eel pearlfish
Eurypleuron cinereum
- Star Pearlfish
Carapus mourlani
- Closefin Pearlfish
Echiodon anchipterus
- Messmate
Echiodon cryomargarites
- Messmate Fish
Echiodon rendahli
- Pinhead Pearlfish
Encheliophis boraborensis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 21 open-data records from 1968 to 2005.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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