Conocara microlepis
Conocara microlepis (Lloyd, 1909)
Elongate smooth-head


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Family:  Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Max. size:  27 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1000 - 2593 m
Distribution:  Northeast Atlantic: Irish Atlantic slope, and off Morocco. Elsewhere, Indian Ocean.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 51327.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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