Rouleina attrita

Rouleina attrita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Rouleina
Species:
R. attrita
Binomial name
Rouleina attrita
(Vaillant, 1888)
Synonyms[2]
  • Bathytroctes aequatoris Goode & Bean, 1896
  • Bathytroctes attritus Vaillant, 1888
  • Bathytroctes mollis Köhler, 1896
  • Caudania mollis Köhler, 1896
  • Rouleina attritus Vaillant, 1888
  • Rouleina mollis Köhler, 1896
  • Talismania mollis Köhler, 1896

Rouleina attrita, the softskin smooth-head or softskin slickhead, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.[3][4]

Its specific name is from the Latin attrīta ("bruised, worn away"), presumably referring to the mutilated or decomposed state of the type specimens.[5]

  1. ^ Hulley, P. (2015). "Rouleina attrita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T15149121A15149143. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T15149121A15149143.en. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Rouleina attrita (Vaillant, 1888)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  3. ^ "Rouleina attrita". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
  4. ^ Collin, Shaun P.; Marshall, N. Justin (April 8, 2008). Sensory Processing in Aquatic Environments. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780387226286 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (10 March 2024). "Family ALEPOCEPHALIDAE Bonaparte 1846 (Slickheads)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 7 October 2024.