eel pearlfish

Eurypleuron cinereum

Eel of New Zealand Waters

eel pearlfish is a marine fish of Southern Indian and Pacific oceans. The species occupies deep water. Records give a maximum length of 21.5 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Carapidae
Genus: Eurypleuron
Maximum length: 21.5 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: 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.

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