Biology:Rouleina

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Rouleina
Rouleina attrita.jpg
Softskin smooth-head (Rouleina attrita)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Rouleina
Fowler, 1925

Rouleina is a genus of slickheads. The genus is named for the ichthyologist Louis Roule.[1]

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Rouleina attrita (Vaillant, 1888) (Softskin smooth-head)
  • Rouleina danae A. E. Parr, 1951
  • Rouleina eucla Whitley, 1940 (Eucla slickhead)
  • Rouleina euryops Sazonov, 1999
  • Rouleina guentheri (Alcock, 1892) (Bordello slickhead)
  • Rouleina livida (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
  • Rouleina maderensis Maul, 1948 (Madeiran smooth-head)
  • Rouleina nuda (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
  • Rouleina squamilatera (Alcock, 1898) (Bluntsnout slickhead)
  • Rouleina watasei (S. Tanaka (I), 1909)

References

  1. "Order ALEPOCEPHALIFORMES (Slickheads)". December 29, 2016. https://etyfish.org/alepocephaliformes/. 
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Rouleina in FishBase. February 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q1878713 entry