One of the small, flat, transparent larvae of eels and certain other fishes, characterized by a long, narrow head.
[New Latin : LEPTO- + cephalus, head (from Greek -kephalos, -headed); see -cephalous.]
leptocephalus
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lep·to·ceph·a·lus (lĕp'tə-sĕf'ə-ləs)  |
n., pl., -li (-lī').
One of the small, flat, transparent larvae of eels and certain other fishes, characterized by a long, narrow head.
One of the small, flat, transparent larvae of eels and certain other fishes, characterized by a long, narrow head.
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(lĕp'tə-sĕf'ə-ləs)
adj., pl. -li (-lī').
adj., pl. -li (-lī').
Having an abnormally small head.
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slender transparent larva of eels and certain fishes
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A leptocephalus (meaning "small head") is the flat and transparent larva of the eel and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha, including the conger, tarpon, bonefish, and pelican eel. This transparency is not due to lack of red blood cells, as previously hypothesised.
The leptocephalus of the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster, is called Noresore· のれそれ in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, and often served live to the table, and eaten live after dipping in Tosazu mixed vinegar. It is a spring seasonal specialty.
It is also the genus name of Leptocephalus, a congrid eel of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
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