Leptoderma macrops
Leptoderma macrops, the grenadier smooth-head, is a species of slickhead found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[1]
| Leptoderma macrops | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Leptoderma |
| Species: | L. macrops |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptoderma macrops Vaillant, 1886 | |
This species reaches a length of 24.0 cm (9.4 in).[2]
References
- Markle, D.F. and J.-C. Quéro, 1984. Alepocephalidae (including Bathylaconidae, Bathyprionidae). p. 228-253. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Leptoderma macrops" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
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