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| Softskin Smooth-head (Rouleina attrita) | |
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| Genus: | Rouleina Fowler, 1925 |
Rouleina is a genus of slickheads. The genus is named for the ichthyologist Louis Roule. [1]
| Rouleina | |
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| Softskin Smooth-head (Rouleina attrita) | |
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| Genus: | Rouleina Fowler, 1925 |
Rouleina is a genus of slickheads. The genus is named for the ichthyologist Louis Roule. [1]
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: [2]
The bluntsnout smooth-head, black slickhead, cope's bluntsnout smooth-head, or Atlantic gymnast, Xenodermichthys copei, is a slickhead of the genus Xenodermichthys, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans, and the Tasman Sea, at depths of 100 to 2,600 m. This species grows to a length of 31 centimetres (12 in) TL.
Bajacalifornia is a genus of slickheads. It was described in 1925 by Charles Haskins Townsend and John Treadwell Nichols on the basis of Bajacalifornia burragei which was discovered in 1911 during the deep sea expedition of the research vessel USS Albatross off the coast of Todos Santos Bay at the Baja California peninsula. In 1952 Ichthyologist Albert Eide Parr published a revision of this genus.
Alepocephalus is a genus of slickheads found in all oceans.
Asquamiceps is a genus of slickheads that occurs in all oceans. It is one of nineteen genera in the family Alepocephalidae.
Bathyprion danae, the fangtooth smooth-head, is a species of slickhead found in deep waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is in the monotypic genus Bathyprion.
Bathytroctes is a genus of slickheads that occur in the depths of the oceans.
Conocara is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
Einara is a small genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
Leptoderma is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
Mirognathus normani, Norman's smooth-head, is a species of slickhead native to the north-east and western Atlantic Ocean. It is the only described species in its genus. This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.
Narcetes is a genus of slickheads. It was formally described by Alfred William Alcock in 1890. It currently contains six described species.
Photostylus pycnopterus, the Starry smooth-head, is a species of slickhead found in all oceans at depths of from 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). This species is the only known species in its genus. This species grows to a length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) SL.
Rinoctes nasutus, the abyssal smooth-head, is a species of slickhead that is found at depths of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) to 4,156 metres (13,635 ft) in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans as well as possibly occurring in the Pacific Ocean. This species is the only known species in its genus. This species grows to a length of 19 centimetres (7.5 in) SL.
Talismania is a genus of slickheads.
Xenodermichthys is a small genus of slickheads. They have blank white eyes that look blind.
Stomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes. They live in the mesopelagic zone of all oceans and show diel vertical migration and sexual dimorphism (males are smaller, have larger eyes and larger postorbital photophores than females.
Scopelarchus is a genus of pearleyes.
Bolinichthys is a genus of lanternfishes.
Lamprogrammus is a genus of cusk-eels.
Laeops is a genus of small lefteye flounders from the Indo-Pacific. They are mainly found in deep water, although a few species have been recorded shallower than 100 m (330 ft).
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