Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959

Carneiro, Miguel, Martins, Rogélia, Landi, Monica & Costa, Filipe O., 2014, Updated checklist of marine fishes (Chordata: Craniata) from Portugal and the proposed extension of the Portuguese continental shelf, European Journal of Taxonomy 73, pp. 1-73 : 17

Leptocephalus giganteus Castle, 1959

– No common name; ①③

According to Froese & Pauly (2012), Coloconger giganteus (Castle, 1959) is a senior synonym of L. giganteus . The WoRMS Editorial Board (2013) indicates C. giganteus as an accepted species.

The presence of C. giganteus is reported in the Madeiran EEZ (40 NM south of Madeira Is.), BMNH 1994.11.1.3922, 17.0º W, 32.0º N, and off mainland Portugal EEZ (16 NM NE of the Carlos Ribeiro Gap), BMNH. 1994.11.1.3931, 10.0º W, 32.0º N.

According to Smith (1989), L. giganteus is probably the larva of a Notacanthus species. Moser & Charter (1996) indicated it as a larva of Notacanthus chemitzii Bloch, 1788 . According to Eschmeyer (2013), L. giganteus is uncertain in the family Notacanthidae . This record should be considered provisional and confirmation is still needed.