Xenodermichthys

Xenodermichthys is a small genus of slickheads. can have blank white eyes that look blind.

Xenodermichthys
Bluntsnout Smooth-head (Xenodermichthys copei)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Argentiniformes
Family:
Alepocephalidae
Genus:
Xenodermichthys

Günther, 1878

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Xenodermichthys copei (T. N. Gill, 1884) (Bluntsnout smooth-head)
  • Xenodermichthys nodulosus Günther, 1878

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Xenodermichthys in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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