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Leptocephalus grassii Eigenmann & Kennedy, 1902

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Considered a synonym of Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817)

  • Smith, D.G.. 1989. "Various eel families". Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research. (9), (ffm04555)

Original description as Leptocephalus grassii:

  • Eigenmann, Carl H. & C.H. Kennedy. 1902. "The leptocephalus of the American eel and other American Leptocephali". Bulletin of the U.S. Fish Commission. 21:81-92 (ffm04554)