| Elongate smooth-head | |
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Scientific 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 [2] | |
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The elongate smooth-head (Conocara microlepis), also called the elongate slickhead, [3] is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae. [4] [5] [6]
The elongate smooth-head is brownish in colour; its premaxillae form a sharp plate-like 'visor'. [7] Its maximum length is 27 centimetres (11 in). [8]
The elongate smooth-head lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean; [9] it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 1,500–2,200 m (4,900–7,200 ft) on the continental slope. [7] [10] Its specific name microlepis means "small scale." [11]
Sebastes mentella, the beaked redfish, deepwater redfin, ocean perch, Atlantic redfish, Norway haddock, red perch, golden redfish, or hemdurgan, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. This species is found in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Bathyprion, is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the slickheads. Its only extant species is Bathyprion danae, the fangtooth smooth-head. This species is found in the Atlantic and western Pacific Oceans.
Conocara is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the smooth-heads. These fishes are found in the deeper waters of the Oceans around the world.
Einara is a small genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans. They can grow to 22 cm (8.7 in) standard length
Atractoscion is a genus of marine ray-finned fished belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. The fishes in this genus are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
The salmon smooth-head, also called the deepsea slickhead, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.
Murray's smooth-head, also called Murray's slickhead, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.
Cocco's lantern fish, also called Gemellar's lanternfish, is a species of lanternfish.
Leptochilichthys agassizii, or Agassiz' smooth-head, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae. It is named for the scientist and engineer Alexander Agassiz (1835–1910), who commanded the 1899 survey aboard the USS Albatross on which the fish was discovered.
Lycodes terraenovae, also called the Newfoundland eelpout, Atlantic eelpout or fish doctor, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It is found in deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Narcetes stomias, the blackhead salmon, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads).
Günther's grenadier is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Macrouridae.
Pachycara crassiceps is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It is found in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean.
Rouleina attrita, the softskin smooth-head or softskin slickhead, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.
The longfin smooth-head is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.
The spiny scorpionfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Sebastinae, the rockfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
Narcetes kamoharai is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads). The fish is found in the Western Pacific with Japan and the Philippines in its range. This species reaches a length of 34 cm (13 in).
Lloyd's slickhead is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads). The fish is found in the Indo-West Pacific: on Indian Ocean ridges, in the Arabian Sea and the South China Sea. This species reaches a length of 50 cm (20 in).
Narcetes wonderi is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae (slickheads). It is found in the waters of Japan.
Vaillant's smooth-head is a species of deepwater marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the smooth-heads. This species is found in the Atlantic Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.
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