Eurypleuron cinereum (Smith, 1955)

Family:  Carapidae (Pearlfishes), subfamily: Pyramodontinae
Max. size:  21.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  demersal; 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.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Collected from a deep-tidepool; probably lives offshore (Ref. 5275).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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