Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae Slickheads

Genus: Leptoderma

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 22.3 cm SL
 
Leptoderma affine
[Eel slickhead]
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Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Leptoderma lubricum
[]
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Max. Length 15.1 cm SL
 
Leptoderma macrophthalmum
[]

Photo by SFSA

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

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Leptoderma macrops
[Grenadier smooth-head]
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Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
 
Leptoderma ospesca
[Eastern eel-slickhead]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

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

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Leptoderma retropinna
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Leptoderma affine Eel slickhead Indian Ocean. Probably o 22.3 SL 1899
Leptoderma lubricum Western Pacific 21 SL 1965
Leptoderma macrophthalmum Atlantic Ocean 15.1 SL 2011
Leptoderma macrops Grenadier smooth-head Eastern Atlantic 24 SL 1886
Leptoderma ospesca Eastern eel-slickhead Eastern Pacific Ocean 19.7 SL 2016
Leptoderma retropinna Indian Ocean. Western Pa 21 SL 1943



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