24980 Eurypleuron owasianum (Matsubara, 1953) Carapidae Pearlfishes Carapinae Ophidiiformes Teleostei Eel pearlfish Northwest Pacific: Japan. Pending a comprehensive study of the group, <i>E. owasianum</i> is restricted to Japan and tentatively refer all of the disjunct southern populations to <i>E. cinereum</i>, the only species name available for the complex. FISH 1557009 1979 Eurypleuron cinereum 160 - 330 m FISH 1556866 1979 Eurypleuron cinereum 160 - 330 m