A leptocephalus (meaning "small head") is the flat and transparent larva of the eel and other members of the Superorder Elopomorpha, including the conger, tarpon, bonefish, and pelican eel. This transparency isn't due to lack of red blood cells, as previously hypothesised. 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 in Tosazu mixed vinegar. It is a spring… (More on Leptocephalus)