Leptocephalus
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A leptocephalus is the flat and transparent larva of the eel and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha, including the conger, tarpon and bonefish. This transparency is due in part to its surprising lack of erythrocytes.
It is also the generic name of Leptocephalus congroides, a congrid eel of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
The leptocephalus of the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster, is called Noresore in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, and often served live to the table, and eaten live after dipping Tosazu mixed vinegar. It is seasonal specialty of spring.
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