''Leptaulopus'' is a genus of
flagfin
The Aulopidae are a small family of aulopiform fish. They are found in most tropical and subtropical oceans, and are commonly known as flagfins.
The aulopids resemble lizardfishes in appearance, and range up to in length. They have large dorsal ...
s native to the western
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
,
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with these currently recognized species:][Gomon, M.F., Struthers, C.D. & Stewart, A.L. (2013): A New Genus and Two New Species of the Family Aulopidae (Aulopiformes), Commonly Referred to as Aulopus, Flagfins, Sergeant Bakers or Threadsails, in Australasian Waters. ''Species Diversity, 18 (2): 141–161.'']
* '' Leptaulopus damasi'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1915)
* '' Leptaulopus erythrozonatus'' M. F. Gomon, Struthers & A. L. Stewart, 2013
References
Aulopiformes
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