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|name = Eel Smooth-head
 
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|othername = Eel Slick-head
 
|image = File:LeptodermSp_web.jpg|thumb
 
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|location = Indian Ocean. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific.
 
|location = Indian Ocean. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific.
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|species = '''L. affinis'''}}
 
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The '''Eel smooth-head''', ('''Leptoderma affinis'''), from the genus [[Leptoderma]].
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The '''Eel smooth-head''', or '''eel slick-head''', ('''Leptoderma affinis'''), is a species of [[Alepocephalidae|slickhead]] from the genus [[Leptoderma]].
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
Indian Ocean. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific.
 
Indian Ocean. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific.
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[[Category:Actinopterygii]]
 
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[[Category:Chordata]]

Latest revision as of 22:59, 28 October 2014

Eel Smooth-head
LeptodermSp web
Information
Common Name Eel Slick-head
Range Indian Ocean. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific.
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Argentiniformes
Family Alepocephalidae
Genus Leptoderma
Species L. affinis

The Eel smooth-head, or eel slick-head, (Leptoderma affinis), is a species of slickhead from the genus Leptoderma.

Distribution

Indian Ocean. Probably occurring in the Western Central Pacific.

Biology

Found on the continental slope.