Salmon smooth-head
Species of fish
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The salmon smooth-head (Conocara salmoneum), also called the deepsea slickhead,[3] is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.[4][5][6]
| Salmon smooth-head | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae |
| Genus: | Conocara |
| Species: | C. salmoneum |
| Binomial name | |
| Conocara salmoneum | |
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Description
Habitat
The salmon smooth-head lives in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean;[10] it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 2,400–4,500 m (7,900–14,800 ft).[11]
