Murray's smooth-head

Murray's smooth-head
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Alepocephaliformes
Family:	Alepocephalidae
Genus:	Conocara
Species:	C. murrayi
Binomial name
Conocara murrayi (Koefoed, 1927)
Synonyms [2]
Alepocephalus murrayi Koefoed, 1927

Murray's smooth-head (Conocara murrayi), also called Murray's slickhead, ^[3] is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Description

Murray's smooth-head is black in colour. It is described as "moderately elongate, deep bodied, and posteriorly compressed, with a relatively long, acute snout", with scales along its length. ^[7] Its maximum length is 34 centimetres (13 in). ^[8] It has a lateral line. ^[9]

Habitat

Murray's smooth-head lives in the north Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico; ^{[8] [10]}

References

1. Knudsen, S.; Nielsen, J.; Uiblein, F. (2015). "Conocara murrayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T18139615A62510868. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18139615A62510868.en . Retrieved 6 October 2024.
2. Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Conocara murrayi (Koefoed, 1927)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
3. "Conocara murrayi". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
4. Felder, Darryl L.; Camp, David K. (June 29, 2009). Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Volume I, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN   9781603440943 – via Google Books.
5. Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (August 21, 1978). FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes: Western Central Atlantic (fishing Area 31). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN   9789251001929 – via Google Books.
6. Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic: Clofeta. Junta Nacional de Investigação Cientifica e Tecnológica. August 21, 1990. ISBN   9789230026202 – via Google Books.
7. McEachran, John; Fechhelm, Janice D. (June 17, 2013). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press. ISBN   9780292757059 – via Google Books.
8. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Conocara murrayi". FishBase .
9. Museum, Bergens (August 21, 1932). "Report on the Scientific Results of the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic Deep-sea Expedition 1910: Carried Out Under the Auspices of the Norwegian Government and the Superintendence of Sir John Murray, K.C.B., and Dr. Johan Hjort ..." Trustees of the Bergen museum – via Google Books.
10. Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic: Clofeta. Junta Nacional de Investigação Cientifica e Tecnológica. August 21, 1990. ISBN   9789230026202 – via Google Books.