Leptoderma ospesca

Taxonavigation: Alepocephaloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors/Superordo: Protacanthopterygii Ordo: Argentiniformes Subordo: Argentinoidei Superfamilia: Alepocephaloidea

Familia: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Leptoderma
Species: Leptoderma ospesca

Name

Leptoderma ospesca Angulo et al., 2016

• Holotype: USNM 421478.

Type locality: El Salvador, Central America, Eastern Pacific Ocean, research vessel B/O Miguel Oliver station MOP11–94, trawl on soft-bottom from 12° 53' 15.72" N, 90° 9' 30.6" W to 12° 53' 22.9194" N, 90° 7' 56.28" W, at 1368–1406 m depth.

Etymology: The specific name ospesca recognizes the contribution of OSPESCA (Organización del Sector Pesquero y Acúicola de Centroamerica) to the discovery of deepwater marine fishes in Central America by sponsoring research cruises of the Spanish research vessel B/O Miguel Oliver on both the Pacific (2010) and Atlantic (2011) coasts of Central America.

Vernacular names

English: Eastern eel-slickhead
español: Cabezalisa oriental

References

• 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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4066.4.10 Full article, with link to PDF. Reference page.