''Rouleina'' is a genus of
slickhead
Slickheads, also known as nakedheads or smoothheads, are deep water fishes that belong to the family Alepocephalidae. They are most commonly found in the bathypelagic layer, which is approximately 3000m below the surface. They get their name from ...
s. The genus is named for the ichthyologist
Louis Roule
Louis Roule (; 20 December 1861 – 30 July 1942) was a French zoologist born in Marseille.
In 1881 he obtained a degree in natural sciences at Marseille, followed by his doctorate of sciences (1884) at Paris with a thesis on ascidians of coastal ...
.
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Rouleina attrita
The softskin smooth-head (''Rouleina attrita''), also called the softskin slickhead, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.
Its specific name is from the Latin ''attrīta'' ("bruised, worn away"), presumably referring to the mutilat ...
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( Vaillant, 1888) (Softskin smooth-head)
* ''
Rouleina danae''
A. E. Parr, 1951
* ''
Rouleina eucla''
Whitley, 1940 (Eucla slickhead)
* ''
Rouleina euryops''
Sazonov, 1999
* ''
Rouleina guentheri''
( Alcock, 1892) (Bordello slickhead)
* ''
Rouleina livida''
( A. B. Brauer, 1906)
* ''
Rouleina maderensis''
Maul, 1948 (Madeiran smooth-head)
* ''
Rouleina nuda''
( A. B. Brauer, 1906)
* ''
Rouleina squamilatera''
( Alcock, 1898) (Bluntsnout slickhead)
* ''
Rouleina watasei''
( S. Tanaka (I), 1909)
References
Alepocephalidae
Taxa named by Henry Weed Fowler
Marine fish genera
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