Conocara

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Alepocephalidae		Phylum Chordata Order Argentiniformes Rank Genus
Similar Bluntsnout smooth‑head, Rouleina, Alepocephalidae, Alepocephalus

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

Species

There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:

Conocara bertelseni Sazonov, 2002

Conocara fiolenti Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979 (Fiolenti's smooth-head)

Conocara kreffti Sazonov, 1997 (Wrinkled slickhead)

Conocara macropterum (Vaillant, 1888) (Longfin smooth-head)

Conocara microlepis (Lloyd, 1909) (Elongate smooth-head)

Conocara murrayi (Koefoed, 1927) (Murray's smooth-head)

Conocara nigrum (Günther, 1878) (Flathead slickhead)

Conocara paxtoni Sazonov, A. Williams & Kobyliansky, 2009

Conocara salmoneum (T. N. Gill & C. H. Townsend, 1897) (Salmon smooth-head)

Conocara werneri Nybelin, 1947 (Werner's smooth-head)

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