Conocara murrayi
Conocara murrayi (Koefoed, 1927)
Murray's smooth-head


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Family:  Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Max. size:  34 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1000 - 2875 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: off southwestern Ireland and southern Bay of Biscay (Ref. 4736) to Western Sahara (Ref. 4460). Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico. Possibly occurring in the Western Central Pacific (Ref. 38717).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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