leptocephalus
/lep-tuh-sef-uh-luhs/US // ˌlɛp təˈsɛf ə ləs //UK // (ˌlɛptəʊˈsɛfələs) //
小头症
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural lep·to·ceph·a·li [lep-tuh-sef-uh-lahy]. /ˌlɛp təˈsɛf əˌlaɪ/.
- : a colorless, transparent, flattened larva, especially of certain eels and ocean fishes.
Examples
Teleostean fishes are generally bony, but the bones are represented by cartilages in Leptocephalus.
In H. leptocephalus the posterior nares are brought very far back by the meeting of the alisphenoids.
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