''Conocara'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
slickhead
Slickheads, also known as nakedheads or smoothheads, are deep water fishes that belong to the family Alepocephalidae. They are most commonly found in the bathypelagic layer, which is approximately 3000m below the surface. They get their name from ...
s found in the deep waters of the oceans.
The generic name derives from Latin ''conicus'' ("cone-shaped") and Greek κάρα (''kara'', "face, head").
Species
There are currently ten recognized
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
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)
References
Alepocephalidae
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