Leptoderma macrops explained

Leptoderma macrops, the grenadier smooth-head, is a species of slickhead found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.^[1]

Description

This species reaches a length of 24cm (09inches).

Notes and References

1. Markle, D.F. and J.-C. Quéro, 1984. Alepocephalidae (including Bathylaconidae, Bathyprionidae). p. 228-253. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.