Conocara

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

Conocara
Flathead Slickhead (Conocara nigrum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Argentiniformes
Family:
Alepocephalidae
Genus:
Conocara

Species

There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • 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)
Longfin smooth-head, Conocara macropterum
  • 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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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Conocara in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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