Rouleina

Rouleina
Softskin smooth-head (Rouleina attrita)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Rouleina
Jordan, 1923
Type species
Xenodermichthys guentheri
Alcock, 1892
Synonyms
  • Aleposomus Roule, 1915
  • Auchenalepoceps Fowler, 1943
  • Bathypropteron Fowler, 1934
  • Caudania Roule, 1935
  • Jordanites Fowler, 1925

Rouleina is a genus of slickheads. The genus is named for the ichthyologist Louis Roule.

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