Biology:Leuroglossus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Leuroglossus
Bathylagus stilbius.jpg
California Smoothtongue (Leuroglossus stilbius)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Bathylagidae
Genus: Leuroglossus
C. H. Gilbert, 1890

Leuroglossus is a genus of deep-sea smelts found in the Pacific Ocean.

Species

Three recognized species are in this genus:[1]

  • Leuroglossus callorhini (F. A. Lucas, 1899)
  • Leuroglossus schmidti Rass (ru), 1955 (northern smoothtongue)
  • Leuroglossus stilbius C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (California smoothtongue)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Leuroglossus in FishBase. February 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2442297 entry