Leptoderma retropinna is a species of slickhead found in the Indian Ocean.[1]

Leptoderma retropinna
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Leptoderma
Species:
L. retropinna
Binomial name
Leptoderma retropinna
Fowler, 1943

Description

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This species reaches a length of 21.0 cm (8.3 in).[2]

References

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  1. ^ Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text).
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Leptoderma retropinna". FishBase. June 2013 version.