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

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

Description edit

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

References edit

  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.