Leptoderma
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Grenadier Smooth-head (Leptoderma macrops) | |
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Genus: | Leptoderma Vaillant, 1886
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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; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leptoderma". FishBase. February 2012 version.