Biology:Halosaurus ovenii

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Short description: Species of fish

Oven's halosaur
Halosaurus ovenii.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Notacanthiformes
Family: Halosauridae
Genus: Halosaurus
Species:
H. ovenii
Binomial name
Halosaurus ovenii
Johnson, 1864

Halosaurus ovenii, also called the Oven's halosaur, is a deep-sea fish in the family Halosauridae. It is found in the eastern Atlantic where it is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical waters along both coasts. In the Mediterranean, H. ovenii is considered rare.[1] It can reach up to 60 cm in length.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q584258 entry