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Teleostei (teleosts) > Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders.) > Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Leptoderma: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, derma = skin (Ref. 45335); macrophthalmum: The specific epithet macrophthalmum (from Greek makros, large, and Greek ophthalmos, eye) refers to the large eyes found in this species.

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Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 2107 m (Ref. 86873). Deep-water; 43°N - 42°N, 23°W - 30°W

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Atlantic Ocean: North Atlantic. Caught at the Mid Atlantic Ridge, north of the Azores (Ref. 86873).

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86873)

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The species differs from three of the four other congeneric species (L. affinis, L. macrops and L. retropinna) by having a distinct gap between the posterior ends of the dorsal and anal fins and the beginning of procurrent caudal finrays. This gap is absent in the three species mentioned, but present in the fourth (L. lubricum), from which L. macrophthalmum differs by having a lack of dermal papillae along the lateral line, pectoral fins lower on body, a larger eye relative to head dimensions, and a shorter pre-dorsal length (Ref. 86873).

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Byrkjedal, I., J.Y. Poulsen and J. Galbraith, 2011. Leptoderma macrophthalmum n. sp., a new species of smooth-head (Otocephala: Alepocephalidae) from the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Zootaxa 2876:49-56. (Ref. 86873)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 03 March 2015

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00347 (0.00164 - 0.00733), b=3.19 (3.00 - 3.38), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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