Leptocephalus (genus)

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Leptocephalus
Leptocephalus larva
Leptocephalus larva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Congridae
Genus: Leptocephalus
Scopoli (ex Gronow) , 1777
Species

See text.

Leptocephalus is a genus of marine congrid eels, found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.

[edit] Species

  • Leptocephalus bellottii D'Ancona, 1928
  • Leptocephalus congroides D'Ancona, 1928
  • Leptocephalus ophichthoides D'Ancona, 1928/

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