Leptoderma affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Leptoderma
Species:
L. affinis
Binomial name
Leptoderma affinis
Alcock, 1899

Leptoderma affinis, the eel slickhead, is a species of slickheads found in the Indian Ocean.[1]

This species reaches a length of 22.3 cm (8.8 in).[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Leptoderma affinis" in FishBase. June 2013 version.


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