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Eel slickhead (Leptoderma affine)
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Alepocephalidae

Eel slickhead

Leptoderma affine

Twenty Two Point Three Centimeters Eel

  • Black
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Medium

Eel slickhead is known around Indian Ocean as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and records give a maximum length of 22.3 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Slickheads and Tubeshoulders
Family
Alepocephalidae
Genus
Leptoderma
Water type
Marine
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