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Leptoderma macrops

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Leptoderma macrops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Leptoderma
Species:
L. macrops
Binomial name
Leptoderma macrops
Vaillant, 1886

Leptoderma macrops, the grenadier smooth-head, is a species of slickhead found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[2]

Description

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This species reaches a length of 24.0 cm (9.4 in).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hulley, P. (2015). "Leptoderma macrops". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15148964A15148993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15148964A15148993.en. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptoderma macrops". FishBase. June 2013 version.