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A leptocephalus (meaning "small head") is the flat and transparent
Transparency (optics)

In optics, transparency is the material property of allowing light to pass through. In mineralogy, another term for this property is diaphaneity....
 larva
Larva

A larva is a young form of animal with indirect developmental biology, going through or undergoing metamorphosis .The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly....
 of the eel
Eel

True eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 19 Family s, 110 genera and approximately 600 species. Most eels are predators....
 and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha
Elopomorpha

Elopomorpha is a group of Teleostei fishes that contains:*Elopiformes**Elopidae**Megalopidae*Albuliformes**Albulidae*Notacanthiformes**Halosauridae...
, including the conger
Conger

Conger is a Genus of marine congrid true eels. It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to 3 m in length."Conger" or "Conger eel" is also the common name of a number of species, including members of this genus....
, tarpon
Tarpon

The tarpons are two species of fish, the only members of the family Megalopidae and genus Megalops. They are large coastal fish prized by Angling....
, bonefish
Bonefish

The bonefish is the type species of the Albulidae, or bonefishes. It is amphidromous, living in inshore tropical waters, moving onto shallow tidal flats to feed with the incoming tide, and retreating to deeper water as the tide ebbs....
, and pelican eel
Pelican eel

The pelican eel, or Eurypharynx pelecanoides, is a deep-sea fish rarely seen by humans, though the creatures are occasionally snagged in fishermen's nets....
. This transparency is not due to lack of red blood cell
Red blood cell

Red blood cells are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate body's principal means of delivering oxygen to the body tissues via the blood....
s, as previously hypothesised.

The leptocephalus of the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster
Conger myriaster

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, is called Noresore· ???? in Kochi Prefecture
Kochi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kochi, Kochi....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
, and often served live to the table, and eaten live after dipping in Tosazu mixed vinegar
Vinegar

Vinegar is an acidic liquid processed from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, acetic acid . It also may come in a diluted form....
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A leptocephalus (meaning "small head") is the flat and transparent
Transparency (optics)

In optics, transparency is the material property of allowing light to pass through. In mineralogy, another term for this property is diaphaneity....
 larva
Larva

A larva is a young form of animal with indirect developmental biology, going through or undergoing metamorphosis .The larva can look completely different from the adult form, for example, a caterpillar differs from a butterfly....
 of the eel
Eel

True eels are an order of fish, which consists of four suborders, 19 Family s, 110 genera and approximately 600 species. Most eels are predators....
 and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha
Elopomorpha

Elopomorpha is a group of Teleostei fishes that contains:*Elopiformes**Elopidae**Megalopidae*Albuliformes**Albulidae*Notacanthiformes**Halosauridae...
, including the conger
Conger

Conger is a Genus of marine congrid true eels. It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to 3 m in length."Conger" or "Conger eel" is also the common name of a number of species, including members of this genus....
, tarpon
Tarpon

The tarpons are two species of fish, the only members of the family Megalopidae and genus Megalops. They are large coastal fish prized by Angling....
, bonefish
Bonefish

The bonefish is the type species of the Albulidae, or bonefishes. It is amphidromous, living in inshore tropical waters, moving onto shallow tidal flats to feed with the incoming tide, and retreating to deeper water as the tide ebbs....
, and pelican eel
Pelican eel

The pelican eel, or Eurypharynx pelecanoides, is a deep-sea fish rarely seen by humans, though the creatures are occasionally snagged in fishermen's nets....
. This transparency is not due to lack of red blood cell
Red blood cell

Red blood cells are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate body's principal means of delivering oxygen to the body tissues via the blood....
s, as previously hypothesised.

The leptocephalus of the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster
Conger myriaster

Sorry, no overview for this topic
, is called Noresore· ???? in Kochi Prefecture
Kochi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on the south coast of Shikoku. The capital is the city of Kochi, Kochi....
, Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
, and often served live to the table, and eaten live after dipping in Tosazu mixed vinegar
Vinegar

Vinegar is an acidic liquid processed from the fermentation of ethanol in a process that yields its key ingredient, acetic acid . It also may come in a diluted form....
. It is a spring seasonal specialty.

It is also the genus name of Leptocephalus
Leptocephalus (genus)

Leptocephalus is a Genus of marine congrid true eels, found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea....
, a congrid eel of the Red Sea
Red Sea

The Red Sea is a salt water inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. The connection to the ocean is in the south through the Bab el Mandeb sound and the Gulf of Aden....
 and Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
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