Murray's smooth-head

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

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)

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;[10][11]

References
  1. Denmark), Jorgen Nielsen (Natural History Museum of; Denmark), Steen Wilhelm Knudsen (Natural History Museum; Franz Uiblein (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) (July 9, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Conocara murrayi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Conocara murrayi (Koefoed, 1927)". www.marinespecies.org.
  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. https://www.fishbase.de/summary/
  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. "Conocara murrayi, Murray's smooth-head". www.fishbase.de.
  11. 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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