Conocara macropterum (Vaillant, 1888)
Longfin smooth-head

Family:  Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Max. size:  34 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 800 - 2200 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Irish Atlantic slope, Ireland and southern Bay of Biscay (Ref. 4736) to Guinea (Ref. 4460). Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and off Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 July 2012 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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