Leptocephalus bellottii
| Leptocephalus bellottii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Anguilliformes |
| Family: | Nettastomatidae |
| Genus: | Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 |
| Species: | L. bellottii |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptocephalus bellottii D'Ancona, 1928 See text. | |
Leptocephalus bellottii is a species of duckbill eel in the family Nettastomatidae. It is the only species left in its genus and is probably not be a valid taxon itself, rather being a junior synonym of Nettastoma melanurum. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). "Leptocephalus bellottii" in FishBase. June 2011 version.