Rouleina
| Rouleina | |
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| Softskin smooth-head (Rouleina attrita) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Rouleina Jordan, 1923 |
| Type species | |
| Xenodermichthys guentheri Alcock, 1892[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Rouleina is a genus of slickheads. The genus is named for the ichthyologist Louis Roule.[2]
Species
[edit]There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Rouleina attrita (Vaillant, 1888) (Softskin smooth-head)
- Rouleina danae A. E. Parr, 1951
- Rouleina eucla Whitley, 1940 (Eucla slickhead)
- Rouleina euryops Sazonov, 1999
- Rouleina guentheri (Alcock, 1892) (Bordello slickhead)
- Rouleina livida (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
- Rouleina maderensis Maul, 1948 (Madeiran smooth-head)
- Rouleina nuda (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
- Rouleina squamilatera (Alcock, 1898) (Bluntsnout slickhead)
- Rouleina watasei (S. Tanaka (I), 1909)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Alepocephalidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Order ALEPOCEPHALIFORMES (Slickheads)". December 29, 2016.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Rouleina". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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