Leuroglossus is a genus of deep-sea smelts found in the Pacific Ocean.
| Leuroglossus | |
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| California Smoothtongue (Leuroglossus stilbius) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Bathylagidae |
| Genus: | Leuroglossus C. H. Gilbert, 1890 |
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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Leuroglossus in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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