Conocara

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Conocara
Flathead Slickhead (Conocara nigrum)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Alepocephalidae
Genus: Conocara
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896
Type species
Conocara mcdonaldi
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896[1]
Synonyms[1]

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").[2]

Species

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There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:[3]

File:Conocara macropterum.jpg
Longfin smooth-head, Conocara macropterum

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