Wrinkled Slickhead
Conocara kreffti
- Usual depth1,146–1,440 m
- Water temperature24–28 °C
- Best monthsOctober and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1,146–1,440 m · Deepest record: 1,440 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Wrinkled Slickhead
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Yajiriiwashi, ヤジリイワシ
- Simplified Chinese
- 克氏錐首魚, 黑頭魚
Similar species
- Elongate Slickhead
Conocara microlepis
- Murray's smooth-head
Conocara murrayi
- Antipodean Slickhead
Alepocephalus antipodianus
- Brown Slickhead
Alepocephalus australis
- Bicolor Slickhead
Alepocephalus bicolor
- Blanford's naked head
Alepocephalus blanfordii
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 17 open-data records from 1975 to 1996.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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