Murray's smooth-head
Conocara murrayi
- Usual depth1,743–2,665 m
- Water temperature12–29 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Murray's smooth-head, also called Murray's slickhead, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Murray's smooth-head”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 2 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 5 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 19 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 3 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 4 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1,743–2,665 m · Deepest record: 3,027.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Murray's smooth-head, Murray's Slickhead
Other scientific names: Alepocephalus murrayi
Similar species
- Wrinkled Slickhead
Conocara kreffti
- Elongate Slickhead
Conocara microlepis
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 112 open-data records from 1972 to 2024.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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