Rouleina

Rouleina
Softskin smooth-head (Rouleina attrita)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Alepocephaliformes
Family:	Alepocephalidae
Genus:	Rouleina Jordan, 1923
Type species
Xenodermichthys guentheri Alcock, 1892
Synonyms
Aleposomus Roule, 1915 Auchenalepoceps Fowler, 1943 Bathypropteron Fowler, 1934 Caudania Roule, 1935 Jordanites Fowler, 1925

Rouleina is a genus of slickheads. The genus is named for the ichthyologist Louis Roule.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

• Rouleina attrita (Vaillant, 1888) (Softskin smooth-head)
• Rouleina danae A. E. Parr, 1951
• Rouleina eucla Whitley, 1940 (Eucla slickhead)
• Rouleina euryops Sazonov, 1999
• Rouleina guentheri (Alcock, 1892) (Bordello slickhead)
• Rouleina livida (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
• Rouleina maderensis Maul, 1948 (Madeiran smooth-head)
• Rouleina nuda (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
• Rouleina squamilatera (Alcock, 1898) (Bluntsnout slickhead)
• Rouleina watasei (S. Tanaka (I), 1909)

References

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