WoRMS name details
Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow)
269654 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:269654)
unaccepted (synonym)
Genus
- Species Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959
- Species Leptocephalus acuticeps Regan, 1916 accepted as Avocettina acuticeps (Regan, 1916)
- Species Leptocephalus affinis Facciolà, 1883 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Leptocephalus andreae Schmidt, 1912 accepted as Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848
- Species Leptocephalus anguilloides Schmidt, 1916 accepted as Derichthys serpentinus Gill, 1884
- Species Leptocephalus arabicus D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Gavialiceps arabicus (D'Ancona, 1928)
- Species Leptocephalus brevirostris Kaup, 1856 accepted as Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus canaricus Lea, 1913 accepted as Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848
- Species Leptocephalus candidissimus Costa, 1832 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus capensis Kaup, 1856 accepted as Gnathophis capensis (Kaup, 1856) (synonym)
- Species Leptocephalus caudomaculatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902 accepted as Echiophis intertinctus (Richardson, 1848)
- Species Leptocephalus conger (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus conger Eigenmann, 1902 accepted as Ophichthus cruentifer (Goode & Bean, 1896)
- Species Leptocephalus congroides D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Heteroconger congroides (D'Ancona, 1928)
- Species Leptocephalus cotroneii D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Gorgasia cotroneii (D'Ancona, 1928)
- Species Leptocephalus crenatus Strömman, 1896 accepted as Ahlia egmontis (Jordan, 1884)
- Species Leptocephalus curvirostris Strömman, 1896 accepted as Nemichthys curvirostris (Strömman, 1896)
- Species Leptocephalus diptychus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1901 accepted as Moringua edwardsi (Jordan & Bollman, 1889)
- Species Leptocephalus dolichorhynchus Lea, 1913 accepted as Synaphobranchus dolichorhynchus (Lea, 1913)
- Species Leptocephalus echeloides D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Ophichthus echeloides (D'Ancona, 1928)
- Species Leptocephalus eckmani Strömman, 1896 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Leptocephalus ectenurus Jordan & Richardson, 1909 accepted as Rhynchoconger ectenurus (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)
- Species Leptocephalus ekmani Strömman, 1896 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809) (misspelling)
- Species Leptocephalus erebennus Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Conger erebennus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
- Species Leptocephalus euryurus Lea, 1913 accepted as Anarchias euryurus (Lea, 1913)
- Species Leptocephalus forsstromi Strömman, 1896 accepted as Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855)
- Species Leptocephalus forstromi Strömman, 1896 accepted as Gymnothorax vicinus (Castelnau, 1855) (misspelling)
- Species Leptocephalus gilberti Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902 accepted as Bascanichthys bascanium (Jordan, 1884)
- Species Leptocephalus grassii Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902 accepted as Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)
- Species Leptocephalus gussoni Cocco, 1829 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus hexastigma Regan, 1916 accepted as Ahlia egmontis (Jordan, 1884)
- Species Leptocephalus humilis Strömman, 1896 accepted as Ahlia egmontis (Jordan, 1884)
- Species Leptocephalus hyoproroides Strömman, 1896 accepted as Kaupichthys hyoproroides (Strömman, 1896)
- Species Leptocephalus inaequalis Facciolà, 1883 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus inferomaculatus Blache, 1977 accepted as Gorgasia inferomaculata (Blache, 1977)
- Species Leptocephalus ingolfianus Schmidt, 1912 accepted as Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (Schmidt, 1912)
- Species Leptocephalus inornatus Facciolà, 1883 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Leptocephalus kefersteini Kaup, 1860 accepted as Echelus myrus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus lanceolatoides Schmidt, 1916 accepted as Serrivomer lanceolatoides (Schmidt, 1916)
- Species Leptocephalus lanceolatus Strömman, 1896 accepted as Serrivomer beanii Gill & Ryder, 1883
- Species Leptocephalus lateromaculatus D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Saurenchelys lateromaculata (D'Ancona, 1928)
- Species Leptocephalus latissimus Schmidt, 1912 accepted as Saccopharynx ampullaceus (Harwood, 1827)
- Species Leptocephalus lineatus Bonnaterre, 1788 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus longirostris Kaup, 1856 accepted as Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Leptocephalus maculatus Della Croce & Castle, 1966 accepted as Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959)
- Species Leptocephalus marginatus Kaup, 1856 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Leptocephalus mauritianum Pappenheim, 1914 accepted as Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914) (misspelling)
- Species Leptocephalus mauritianus Pappenheim, 1914 accepted as Ariosoma mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914)
- Species Leptocephalus microphthalmus Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Leptocephalus mollis Fowler, 1944 accepted as Myrophis punctatus Lütken, 1852
- Species Leptocephalus mongolicus Basilewsky, 1855 accepted as Chanodichthys mongolicus (Basilewsky, 1855)
- Species Leptocephalus morrisii Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus mucronatus Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902 accepted as Ophichthus cruentifer (Goode & Bean, 1896)
- Species Leptocephalus nystromi Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Gnathophis nystromi (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) (synonym)
- Species Leptocephalus orbignyanus (Valenciennes, 1837) accepted as Conger orbignianus Valenciennes, 1837
- Species Leptocephalus oxycephalus Pappenheim, 1914 accepted as Avocettina infans (Günther, 1878)
- Species Leptocephalus oxyrhynchus Bellotti, 1883 accepted as Facciolella oxyrhynchus (Bellotti, 1883)
- Species Leptocephalus pellucidus (Couch, 1832) accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus polymerus Lea, 1913 accepted as Nemichthys curvirostris (Strömman, 1896)
- Species Leptocephalus proboscideus Lea, 1913 accepted as Dysommina proboscideus (Lea, 1913)
- Species Leptocephalus pseudolatissimus Bertin, 1936 accepted as Eurypharynx pelecanoides Vaillant, 1882
- Species Leptocephalus retrotinctus Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Bathycongrus retrotinctus (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
- Species Leptocephalus rex Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Leptocephalus sanzoi D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Ariosoma sanzoi (D'Ancona, 1928)
- Species Leptocephalus saurencheloides D'Ancona, 1928 accepted as Facciolella saurencheloides (D'Ancona, 1928)
- Species Leptocephalus scheelei Strömman, 1896 accepted as Ariosoma scheelei (Strömman, 1896)
- Species Leptocephalus similis Lea, 1913 accepted as Anarchias similis (Lea, 1913)
- Species Leptocephalus spallanzani Risso, 1810 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus splendens Lea, 1913 accepted as Pseudophichthys splendens (Lea, 1913)
- Species Leptocephalus stenops Kaup, 1856 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus stylurus Lea, 1913 accepted as Saurenchelys stylura (Lea, 1913)
- Species Leptocephalus taenia Kaup, 1856 accepted as Ariosoma balearicum (Delaroche, 1809)
- Species Leptocephalus telescopicus Schmidt, 1913 accepted as Dysomma brevirostre (Facciolà, 1887)
- Species Leptocephalus trilineatus Castle, 1964 accepted as Bathycongrus trilineatus (Castle, 1964)
- Species Leptocephalus tuberculatus Castle, 1965 accepted as Neoconger tuberculatus (Castle, 1965)
- Species Leptocephalus undulatus Strömman, 1896 accepted as Myrichthys breviceps (Richardson, 1848)
- Species Leptocephalus urosema Lea, 1913 accepted as Nettastoma melanura Rafinesque, 1810
- Species Leptocephalus vitreus Kölliker, 1853 accepted as Conger conger (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Leptocephalus wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Conger wilsoni (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Leptocephalus Scopoli, 1777 (ex Gronow). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=269654 on 2024-09-25
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taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]