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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Conocara is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
Conocara | |
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Flathead Slickhead (Conocara nigrum) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: | Conocara Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 |
The generic name derives from Latin conicus ("cone-shaped") and Greek κάρα (kara, "face, head").[1]
There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:[2]
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