Leptoderma is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
| Leptoderma | |
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| Leptoderma macrops | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Leptoderma Vaillant, 1886 |
| Type species | |
| Leptoderma macrops Vaillant, 1886[1]
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Species
editThere are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- 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 ospesca Angulo, C. C. Baldwin & D. R. Robertson, 2016 (eastern eel-slickhead)[3]
- Leptoderma retropinna Fowler, 1943
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alepocephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leptoderma". FishBase. December 2023 version.
- ^ Angulo, A., Baldwin, C.C. & Robertson, D.R. (2016): A new species of Leptoderma Vaillant, 1886 (Osmeriformes: Alepocephalidae) from the Pacific coast of Central America. Zootaxa, 4066 (4): 493–500.
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