Leptoderma affinis
Appearance
Leptoderma affinis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: | Leptoderma |
Species: | L. affinis
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Binomial name | |
Leptoderma affinis Alcock, 1899
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Leptoderma affinis, the eel slickhead, is a species of slickheads found in the Indian Ocean.[1]
Description
This species reaches a length of 22.3 cm (8.8 in).[2]
References
- ^ Tsarin, S.A., 1985. New data on the distribution of species of the Myctophum asperum group (Myctophidae) in the equatorial waters of the western part of the Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 25(5):132-135.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Leptoderma affinis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.