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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Alepocephalidae Slickheads

Genus: Leptoderma

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5 species (see list below)

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No picture found
Indian Ocean. Probably o
 
Leptoderma affinis
[Eel slickhead]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Leptoderma lubricum
[]
No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 15.1 cm SL
 
Leptoderma macrophthalmum
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 24 cm SL
Leptoderma macrops Vaillant, 1886

Photo by SFSA
 
Leptoderma macrops
[Grenadier smooth-head]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Indian Ocean. Western Pa
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Leptoderma retropinna Fowler, 1943

Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Leptoderma retropinna
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5 Species of Family Alepocephalidae with Genus Leptoderma
(Slickheads)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1899 Leptoderma affinis Eel slickhead Indian Ocean. Probably o
1965 Leptoderma lubricum Western Pacific 21 SL
2011 Leptoderma macrophthalmum Atlantic Ocean 15.1 SL
1886 Leptoderma macrops Grenadier smooth-head Eastern Atlantic 24 SL
1943 Leptoderma retropinna Indian Ocean. Western Pa 21 SL



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