Elongate smooth-head

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

Description

The elongate smooth-head is brownish in colour; its premaxillae form a sharp plate-like 'visor'. Its maximum length is 27 centimetres (11 in).

Habitat

The elongate smooth-head lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean; it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 1,500–2,200 m (4,900–7,200 ft) on the continental slope. Its specific name microlepis means "small scale."

References

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