Elongate smooth-head

The elongate smooth-head (Conocara microlepis), also called the elongate slickhead, is a species of fish in the family Alepocephalidae.

Description
The elongate smooth-head is brownish in colour; its premaxillae form a sharp plate-like 'visor'. Its maximum length is 27 cm.

Habitat
The elongate smooth-head lives in the northeast Atlantic Ocean, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean; it is bathypelagic, living at depths of 1500 - 2200 m on the continental slope. Its specific name microlepis means "small scale."