Leptoderma
| Leptoderma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leptoderma macrops | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Leptoderma Vaillant, 1886 |
Leptoderma is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
Species
There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Leptoderma affinis Alcock, 1899 (Eel slickhead)
- Leptoderma lubricum T. Abe, Marumo & Kawaguchi, 1965
- Leptoderma macrophthalmum Byrkjedal, J. Y. Poulsen & J. K. Galbraith, 2011
- Leptoderma macrops Vaillant, 1886 (Grenadier smooth-head)
- Leptoderma ospesca Angulo, C. C. Baldwin & D. R. Robertson, 2016 (Eastern eel-slickhead)[2]
- Leptoderma retropinna Fowler, 1943
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Leptoderma in FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ Angulo, A., Baldwin, C.C. & Robertson, D.R. (2016): A new species of Leptoderma Vaillant, 1886 (Osmeriformes: Alepocephalidae) from the Pacific coast of Central America. Zootaxa, 4066 (4): 493–500.
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