Image: Leptocephalus
An unusual leptocephalus with telescopic eyes and a long rostral filament extending from the tip of the snout. The fish is the larva of an eel of the subfamily Illyophinae (family Synaphobranchidae). At this time a species identification is not possible.
- Photographer:
- Michael J Miller
- Rights:
- © Michael J Miller
- Common name:
- marine eel larva
- Scientific name:
- dysommatid leptocephalus
Additional information
Michael J Miller, Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo
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Tags fishes, ichthyology, leptocephalus, eel,
