Definition of Leptocephalus

1. Noun. Slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes.

Generic synonyms: Larva
Group relationships: Subclass Teleostei, Teleostei

Definition of Leptocephalus

1. Noun. the larva of an eel, flat in shape and transparent ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Leptocephalus

1. [n -LI]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leptocephalus

lepry
leps
lept
lept-
lepta
leptandra
leptiform
leptin
leptins
lepto-
leptocardia
leptocardian
leptocardians
leptocephali
leptocephalous
leptocephalus (current term)
leptocephaly
leptoceratopsid
leptochroa
leptochromatic
leptocystidia
leptocystidium
leptocyte
leptocytosis
leptodactyl
leptodactylid
leptodactylid frog
leptodactylous
leptodermic
leptodermous

Literary usage of Leptocephalus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1870)
"leptocephalus. In a group of larval fishes in which the ordinary method of ... leptocephalus morrisii, Gm. Syst. Nat. ip 1150; Iii. Schn. p. 133, tab. ..."

2. The Fishes of Zanzibar by Robert Lambert Playfair, Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1866)
"We think we have recognized the following forms amongst the specimens of this collection. 435. leptocephalus marginatus. leptocephalus marginatus, Kaup, Caí ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1897)
"The most salient fact discovered by me is that a fish, which hitherto was known as leptocephalus brevirostris, is the larva of the Anguilla vulgaris. ..."

4. Catalogue of Apodal Fish, in the Collection of the British Museum by Johann Jakob Kaup (1856)
"this so little definite, that leptocephalus diaphanus ... The same bottle which contained leptocephalus diaphanus (labelled Lepidopus pellucidus, ..."

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