Elongate smooth-head
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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]
| 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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Description
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]
Habitat
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]
References
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