Conocara


Conocara is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Alepocephalidae, the smooth-heads. These fishes are found in the deeper waters of the Oceans around the world.
The generic name derives from Latin conicus and Greek κάρα.

Species

There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:Conocara bertelseni Sazonov, 2002Conocara fiolenti Sazonov & Ivanov, 1979 Conocara kreffti Sazonov, 1997 Conocara macropterum Conocara microlepis Conocara murrayi Conocara nigrum Conocara paxtoni Sazonov, A. Williams & Kobyliansky, 2009Conocara salmoneum Conocara werneri Nybelin, 1947