Leptoderma retropinna

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Leptoderma retropinna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Leptoderma
Species:
L. retropinna
Binomial name
Leptoderma retropinna
Fowler, 1943

Leptoderma retropinna is a species of slickhead found in the Indian Ocean. [1]

Description

This species reaches a length of 21.0 cm (8.3 in). [2]

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References

  1. Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptoderma retropinna". FishBase . June 2013 version.