Gilbert's halosaurid fish (Aldrovandia affinis)

Scientific name: Aldrovandia affinis G?nther, 1877

Gilbert's halosaurid fish (Aldrovandia affinis)

The Gilbert's halosaurid fish (Aldrovandia affinis) is a marine fish of the family Halosauridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12. Body white to grey-brown in color, underside darker. Insertion of the pelvic fin only slightly anterior to the origin of the dorsal fin. Lacks scale on the opercle.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Aldrovandia affinis
Family
Halosauridae (Halosaurs)
Order
Notacanthiformes (Halosaurs and deep-sea Spiny eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
55.0
Depth range
730–2560 m (2395–8399 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 730 - 2560 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal. Eastern Atlantic: Madeira to Western Sahara, off South Africa. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and South America. Indo-Pacific: Zanzibar and Maldives; near Japan. Probably Somalia. Eastern Central Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming tmax>10)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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