Xenodermichthys
Xenodermichthys is a small genus of slickheads. They have blank white eyes that look blind.
Xenodermichthys | |
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Bluntsnout Smooth-head (Xenodermichthys copei) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: | Xenodermichthys Günther, 1878 |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Xenodermichthys copei (T. N. Gill, 1884) (Bluntsnout smooth-head)
- Xenodermichthys nodulosus Günther, 1878
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Xenodermichthys in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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