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Leptoderma retropinna Fowler, 1943 |
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photo by
Yang, N.-S. |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 21 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 600 - 1100 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indian Ocean. Western Pacific: Okinawa Trough and the Philippines. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 45-50; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 65-69. Body compressed. Head and body covered with filmy skin. Eye large, circular. Median fins continuous with procurrent fin rays. Lateral line modified ring-like scales. Body color dark-brown. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||