Elongate smooth-head
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Conocara
Species:
C. microlepis
Binomial name
Conocara microlepis
(Lloyd, 1909)
Synonyms[1]
  • Alepocephalus microlepis (Lloyd, 1909)

The elongate smooth-head (Conocara microlepis), also called the elongate slickhead,[2] is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.[3][4][5]

Description

The elongate smooth-head is brownish in colour; its premaxillae form a sharp plate-like 'visor'.[6] Its maximum length is 27 centimetres (11 in).[7]

Habitat

The elongate smooth-head lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean;[8] it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 1,500–2,200 m (4,900–7,200 ft) on the continental slope.[6][9] Its specific name microlepis means "small scale."[10]

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Conocara microlepis (Lloyd, 1909)". www.marinespecies.org.
  2. "Conocara microlepis". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
  3. Quéro, Jean-Claude (September 3, 2003). Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen. Delachaux et Niestlé. ISBN 9782603012710 via Google Books.
  4. Fischer, W.; Bianchi, Gabriella; Scott, W. B. (September 3, 1981). "FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes: Eastern Central Atlantic : Fishing Areas 34, 47 (in Part)". arrangement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada via Google Books.
  5. Whitehead, Peter James Palmer (September 3, 1984). Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Unesco. ISBN 9789230023096 via Google Books.
  6. 1 2 "Marine Species Identification Portal : Elongate smooth-head - Conocara microlepis". species-identification.org.
  7. "Conocara microlepis, Elongate smooth-head". www.fishbase.se.
  8. Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic: Clofeta. Junta Nacional de Investigação Cientifica e Tecnológica. September 3, 1990. ISBN 9789230026202 via Google Books.
  9. Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Conocara microlepis (Elongate Slickhead)". bie.ala.org.au.
  10. "Teratoscincus microlepis". The Reptile Database.


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