Species Conocara kreffti Sazonov, 1997
Wrinkled Slickhead
- Conocara kreffti Sazonov, Y.I. 1997. A new species of the genus Conocara (Alepocephalidae) from the Indo-Pacific. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 37(6): 785-790 [in Russian, English transl. in J. Ichthyol. 37(9): 749–753] [785, fig.].
Type data:
Holotype ZMM P-16998 (depth 1150 meters), south-eastern Indian Ocean [28°13.6´S, 98°28.6´E].
Paratype(s) ZMM P-16992-94 (P-16992, 5 specimens; P-16993, 2 specimens; P-16994, 2 specimens); ZMM P-16996-97 (P-16996, 4 specimens; P-16997 5 specimens); ZMM P-16999-17001 (P-16999, 1 specimen; P-17000, 5 specimens; P-17001, 3 specimens).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northern Exmouth Plateau, WA (16º55´S, 114º53'E), Lord How Rise northeast of Middleton Reef (28º30'S, 161º15'E), and Norfolk Ridge south of Norfolk Island (32º38'S, 167º50'E); tropical, Indo-west Pacific.
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14), Norfolk Island Province (21), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Benthopelagic, continental slope, marine.
Extra Ecological Information
1300-2000 m.
General References
Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Gates, J.E. 2006. Alepocephalidae. pp. 384-393 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [388]
Sazonov, Y.I., Williams, A. & Kobyliansky, S.G. 2009. Review of fish of the fish genus Conocara (Alepocephalidae) from the continental slope of Australia and description of a new species C. paxtoni sp. nova. Journal of Ichthyology 49(10): 852-860 [854]
Sazonov, Y.I. & Markle, D.F. 1999. Family Alepocephalidae. pp. 1888-1893 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068. [1893]
Common Name References
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Wrinkled Slickhead)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 06-Jun-2016 | 13-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |