Leptoderma

Leptoderma
Leptoderma macrops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Leptoderma
Vaillant, 1886
Type species
Leptoderma macrops
Vaillant, 1886

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

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leptoderma". FishBase. December 2023 version.
  3. ↑ 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.