Biology:Elongate smooth-head
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Short description: Species of fish
| Elongate smooth-head | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Conocara |
| Species: | C. microlepis
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| Binomial name | |
| Conocara microlepis (Lloyd, 1909)
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The elongate smooth-head (Conocara microlepis), also called the elongate slickhead,[2] is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.[3][4][5]
Description
The elongate smooth-head is brownish in colour; its premaxillae form a sharp plate-like 'visor'.[6] Its maximum length is 27 centimetres (11 in).[7]
Habitat
The elongate smooth-head lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean;[8] it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 1,500–2,200 m (4,900–7,200 ft) on the continental slope.[6][9] Its specific name microlepis means "small scale."[10]
References
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Conocara microlepis (Lloyd, 1909)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126696.
- ↑ "Conocara microlepis". https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4317.
- ↑ Quéro, Jean-Claude (September 3, 2003). Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen. Delachaux et Niestlé. ISBN 9782603012710. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZWcWAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Conocara+microlepis%22.
- ↑ Fischer, W.; Bianchi, Gabriella; Scott, W. B. (September 3, 1981). "FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes: Eastern Central Atlantic : Fishing Areas 34, 47 (in Part)". arrangement with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. https://books.google.com/books?id=F6LLfuGGt1YC&q=%22Conocara+microlepis%22.
- ↑ Whitehead, Peter James Palmer (September 3, 1984). Fishes of the North-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Unesco. ISBN 9789230023096. https://books.google.com/books?id=rPpQAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Conocara+microlepis%22.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Marine Species Identification Portal : Elongate smooth-head - Conocara microlepis". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=1210.
- ↑ "Conocara microlepis, Elongate smooth-head". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/10792.
- ↑ Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic: Clofeta. Junta Nacional de Investigação Cientifica e Tecnológica. September 3, 1990. ISBN 9789230026202. https://books.google.com/books?id=7WYWAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Conocara+microlepis%22.
- ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Conocara microlepis (Elongate Slickhead)". https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:51df388c-b8cd-4fbd-b3dd-51300bf04f0e.
- ↑ "Teratoscincus microlepis". https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Teratoscincus&species=microlepis.
Wikidata ☰ Q2855732 entry
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