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Deepsea Slickhead

Conocara salmoneum (Gill & Townsend 1897)

Diagnostic Description

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Brownish in color (Ref. 4736).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 25 - 27
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Biology

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Benthopelagic (Ref. 96339). Spent females have been bound in May with large ovarian eggs (Ref. 4736). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 40643.
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Salmon smooth-head

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The salmon smooth-head (Conocara salmoneum), also called the deepsea slickhead,[3] is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.[4][5][6]

Description

The salmon smooth-head is brownish in colour.[7] Its head is large, about a third of its length.[8] Its maximum length is 73 centimetres (2.40 ft).[9] It has 25–27 anal soft rays.[10]

Habitat

The salmon smooth-head lives in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean;[11] it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 2,400–4,500 m (7,900–14,800 ft).[12]

References

  1. ^ Museum), Percy (Butch) Hulley (South Africa (July 11, 2012). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Conocara salmoneum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Conocara salmoneum (Gill & Townsend, 1897)". www.marinespecies.org.
  3. ^ "Resource Inventory of Marine and Estuarine Fishes of the West Coast and Alaska: A Checklist of North Pacific and Arctic Ocean Species from Baja California to the Alaska-Yukon Border". U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, National Biological Information Infrastructure. August 19, 2005 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Boletin de Ciencias Marinas". University of Miami Press. August 19, 1985 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Richards, William J. (August 8, 2005). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic, Two Volume Set. CRC Press. ISBN 9780203500217 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Priede, Imants G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316033456 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Conocara salmoneum | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org.
  8. ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Salmon smooth-head - Conocara salmonea". species-identification.org.
  9. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Conocara salmoneum (Gill & Townsend, 1897)". www.marinespecies.org.
  10. ^ "Conocara salmoneum, Salmon smooth-head". www.fishbase.se.
  11. ^ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (August 19, 2002). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251048269 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Conocara salmoneum (Gill & Townsend, 1897)". www.gbif.org.
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Salmon smooth-head: Brief Summary

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The salmon smooth-head (Conocara salmoneum), also called the deepsea slickhead, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.

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