Murray's smooth-head

Murray's smooth-head
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Conocara
Species:
C. murrayi
Binomial name
Conocara murrayi
(Koefoed, 1927)
Synonyms[2]
  • Alepocephalus murrayi Koefoed, 1927

Murray's smooth-head (Conocara murrayi), also called Murray's slickhead,[3] is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.[4][5][6]

Description

Murray's smooth-head is black in colour. It is described as "moderately elongate, deep bodied, and posteriorly compressed, with a relatively long, acute snout", with scales along its length.[7] Its maximum length is 34 centimetres (13 in).[8] It has a lateral line.[9]

Habitat

Murray's smooth-head lives in the north Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico;[8][10]

References

  1. ^ Knudsen, S.; Nielsen, J.; Uiblein, F. (2015). "Conocara murrayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T18139615A62510868. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18139615A62510868.en. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  2. ^ Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Conocara murrayi (Koefoed, 1927)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
  3. ^ "Conocara murrayi". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
  4. ^ Felder, Darryl L.; Camp, David K. (June 29, 2009). Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Volume I, Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781603440943 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (August 21, 1978). FAO Species Identification Sheets for Fishery Purposes: Western Central Atlantic (fishing Area 31). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN 9789251001929 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic: Clofeta. Junta Nacional de Investigação Cientifica e Tecnológica. August 21, 1990. ISBN 9789230026202 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ McEachran, John; Fechhelm, Janice D. (June 17, 2013). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292757059 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Conocara murrayi". FishBase.
  9. ^ Museum, Bergens (August 21, 1932). "Report on the Scientific Results of the "Michael Sars" North Atlantic Deep-sea Expedition 1910: Carried Out Under the Auspices of the Norwegian Government and the Superintendence of Sir John Murray, K.C.B., and Dr. Johan Hjort ..." Trustees of the Bergen museum – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic: Clofeta. Junta Nacional de Investigação Cientifica e Tecnológica. August 21, 1990. ISBN 9789230026202 – via Google Books.


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