Leuroglossus
Appearance
Leuroglossus | |
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California Smoothtongue (Leuroglossus stilbius) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Argentiniformes |
Family: | Bathylagidae |
Genus: | Leuroglossus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 |
Leuroglossus is a genus of deep-sea smelts found in the Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]Three recognized species are in this genus:[1]
- Leuroglossus callorhini (F. A. Lucas, 1899)
- Leuroglossus schmidti Rass (ru), 1955 (northern smoothtongue)
- Leuroglossus stilbius C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (California smoothtongue)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leuroglossus". FishBase. February 2012 version.