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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Alepocephalidae Slickheads

Genus: Rouleina

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal, widely dist
Max. Length 48 cm SL
Rouleina attrita (Vaillant, 1888)

Photo by SFSA
 
Rouleina attrita
[Softskin smooth-head]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Rouleina danae
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Rouleina eucla
[Eucla slickhead]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 23.4 cm SL
 
Rouleina euryops
[]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Rouleina guentheri (Alcock, 1892)

Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Rouleina guentheri
[Bordello slickhead]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 34 cm SL
Rouleina livida (Brauer, 1906)

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Rouleina livida
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 32 cm SL
Rouleina maderensis Maul, 1948

Photo by SFSA
 
Rouleina maderensis
[Madeiran smooth-head]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
 
Rouleina nuda
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm SL
Rouleina squamilatera (Alcock, 1898)

Photo by SFSA
 
Rouleina squamilatera
[Bluntsnout slickhead]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SL
Rouleina watasei (Tanaka, 1909)

Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Rouleina watasei
[]
10 Species of Family Alepocephalidae with Genus Rouleina
(Slickheads)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1888 Rouleina attrita Softskin smooth-head Circumglobal, widely dist 48 SL
1951 Rouleina danae Western Central Pacific
1940 Rouleina eucla Eucla slickhead Western Central Pacific.
1999 Rouleina euryops Western Central Pacific 23.4 SL
1892 Rouleina guentheri Bordello slickhead Indo-Pacific 23 SL
1906 Rouleina livida Indo-Pacific 34 SL
1948 Rouleina maderensis Madeiran smooth-head Eastern Atlantic 32 SL
1906 Rouleina nuda Western Indian Ocean 14.4 SL
1898 Rouleina squamilatera Bluntsnout slickhead Indo-West Pacific 38 SL
1909 Rouleina watasei Western Pacific 22 SL



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