Leptoderma

Updated on Dec 24, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Alepocephalidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Argentiniformes
Similar Rouleina, Alepocephalidae, Alepocephalus, Leptochilichthys, Bluntsnout smooth‑head

Leptoderma is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

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)

Leptoderma retropinna Fowler, 1943

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