leptocephalus

• Substantiv, das die schlanke, durchsichtige Larve von Aalen und einigen anderen Fischen bezeichnet.

A noun referring to the slender, transparent larva of eels and certain fishes.

unregelmäßiger Plural

1. Larval stage of eelsC2formalscientific

   A slender, transparent, leaf-shaped larva of eels and some other fish, which later metamorphoses into a juvenile.

   Leptocephalus-Larve

   • The leptocephalus drifts in the ocean currents for months before transforming.
   • Scientists study the leptocephalus to understand eel migration patterns.
   • The transparent body of the leptocephalus makes it difficult for predators to spot.