Leptoderma is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
Species There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus: Leptoderma affinis Alcock, 1899 (eel slickhead) Leptoderma lubricum T. Abe, Marumo & Kawaguchi, 1965 Leptoderma macrophthalmum Byrkjedal, J. Y. Poulsen & J. K. Galbraith, 2011 Leptoderma macrops Vaillant, 1886 (grenadier smooth-head) Leptoderma ospesca Angulo, C. C. Baldwin & D. R. Robertson, 2016 (eastern eel-slickhead)Angulo, A., Baldwin, C.C. & Robertson, D.R. (2016): A new species of Leptoderma Vaillant, 1886 (Osmeriformes: Alepocephalidae) from the Pacific coast of Central America. Zootaxa, 4066 (4): 493–500. Leptoderma retropinna Fowler, 1943
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