Conocara | |
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Flathead Slickhead (Conocara nigrum) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: |
Conocara Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 |
Conocara is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
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]
Conocara | |
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Flathead Slickhead (Conocara nigrum) | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
Family: | Alepocephalidae |
Genus: |
Conocara Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 |
Conocara is a genus of slickheads found in the deep waters of the oceans.
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]