Biology:Halosaurus johnsonianus

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Short description: Species of fish

Halosaurus johnsonianus
Halosaurus johnsonianus2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Notacanthiformes
Family: Halosauridae
Genus: Halosaurus
Species:
H. johnsonianus
Binomial name
Halosaurus johnsonianus
Vaillant, 1888
Synonyms
  • Halosaurichthys johnsonianus (Vaillant 1888)

Halosaurus johnsonianus, also called the Sahara halosaur, is a deep-sea fish in the family Halosauridae.[2][1][3] It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from southern Spain and Portugal to Mauritania, including the Azores and Canary Islands.[1][3][4] It is a benthopelagic species living on the continental slope in depths from 800 to 2,200 m (2,600 to 7,200 ft). It grows to 50 cm (20 in) total length.[3]

Halosaurus johnsonianus is not a fishery species, and no significant threats to it are known.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McCosker, J.; Carpenter, K.E. (2015). "Halosaurus johnsonianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2015: e. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195843A2426330.en. 
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=58141. Retrieved 11 January 2016. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Halosaurus johnsonianus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  4. Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2121922 entry