Leptoderma
Appearance
	
	
| Leptoderma | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Leptoderma macrops | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes | 
| Family: | Alepocephalidae | 
| Genus: | Leptoderma Vaillant, 1886 | 
| Type species | |
| Leptoderma macrops Vaillant, 1886[1] | |
Leptoderma is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
Species
[edit]There 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]- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & 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.
 
	