Murray's smooth-head (Conocara murrayi)

Scientific name: Conocara murrayi Koefoed, 1927

The Murray's smooth-head (Conocara murrayi) is a marine fish of the family Alepocephalidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Conocara murrayi
Family
Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Order
Osmeriformes (Smelts)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
34.0
Depth range
1200–2603 m (3937–8540 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1200 - 2603 m, usually 2000 - 2600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: off southwestern Ireland and southern Bay of Biscay to Western Sahara. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico. Possibly occurring in the Western Central Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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