Scientific Name
Conocara salmoneum

Common Name
Salmon smooth-head

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 25 - 27. Brownish in color (Ref. 4736).

Classification

Classified By

Gill & Townsend, 1897

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Slickheads (Alepocephalidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: southwestern Ireland and Cape Verde. Western Atlantic: Atlantic side of Antilles. Also in the eastern Pacific.

Range

53°N - 11°N, 175°W - 1°W

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

2400 m

Depth To - meters

4500 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 2400 - 4500 m (Ref. 40643), usually 3000 - ? m (Ref. 4460)

Trophic Level

3.45 s.e. 0.45 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

73.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5010 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

High to very high vulnerability (70 of 100)

Resilience

Very Low, minimum population doubling time more than 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated