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Conocara
''Conocara'' is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the smooth-heads. These fishes are found in the deeper waters of the Oceans around the world. The generic name derives from Latin ''conicus'' ("cone-shaped") and Greek κάρα (''kara'', "face, head"). Species There are currently ten recognized species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ... 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- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conocara Macropterum
The longfin smooth-head (''Conocara macropterum'') is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae. Description The longfin smooth-head is pale brown to black in colour; its name derives from its anal fin, which has a long base and 35–39 finrays. Its maximum length is . They grow rapidly from infancy; few juveniles of intermediate size are found. Habitat The longfin smooth-head lives in the temperate and tropical Atlantic Ocean, and in the Gulf of Mexico; it is bathypelagic, living at depths of , being most common at . Behaviour The longfin smooth-head lays large eggs, up to in diameter, and are believed to be buried in Spawn (biology)#Nonguarders, redds, similar to how the Atlantic salmon buries its eggs. A detritivore, the longfin smooth-head is recorded to ingest sediment from the seafloor, taking up with it microfauna such as foraminiferans. References Conocara Fish described in 1888 Taxa named by Léon Vaillant {{Alepocephaliformes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
