Conocara

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Conocara
Flathead Slickhead (Conocara nigrum)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Conocara
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896

Conocara is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.

The generic name derives from Latin conicus ("cone-shaped") and Greek κάρα (kara, "face, head").[1]

Species[edit]

There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:[2]

Longfin smooth-head, Conocara macropterum

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Conocara salmoneum, Salmon smooth-head". www.fishbase.se.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Conocara in FishBase. February 2012 version.