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Conocara nigrum (Günther, 1878)

Flathead slickhead
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Common names: Black dragon, Flathead slickhead
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Known only from holotype, 75 mi east-southeast of Raine Island, Queensland, BMNH 1887.12.7.234 (Ref. 7300, 75154).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Alepocephaliformes (Slickheads and tubeshoulders.) > Alepocephalidae (Slickheads)
Etymology: Conocara: Latin, conicus = cone + Greek, kara = face (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 2562 m (Ref. 58018).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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