Leptoderma
| Leptoderma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Grenadier Smooth-head (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 five 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 retropinna Fowler, 1943
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Leptoderma in FishBase. February 2012 version.