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Halosauridae
rostrate halosaur
Aldrovandia rostrata
A deep ridge halosaur with black mouth lining
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Anguilliform
- Large
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Anguilliform
Largerostrate halosaur is a marine fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies deep water. Records give a maximum length of 50.8 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Halosauridae
- Genus
- Aldrovandia
- Maximum length
- 50.8 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- anguilliform
- Distribution
- Eastern Atlantic: Western Sahara and along the eastern slope of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge from 7°-5°N. Western Atlantic: off Bahamas and west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Water
Conservation status
