Hawaiian halosaurid fish (Aldrovandia phalacra)

Scientific name: Aldrovandia phalacra Vaillant, 1888

Hawaiian halosaurid fish (Aldrovandia phalacra)

The Hawaiian halosaurid fish (Aldrovandia phalacra) is a marine fish of the family Halosauridae.

Biology

Dorsal spines: 1; Dorsal soft rays: 9-11. Body light grey in color; head silvery blue on top and sides, darker below and on gill covers. Lack of scales on the dorsal surface of the head and short maxillary spine.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Aldrovandia phalacra
Family
Halosauridae (Halosaurs)
Order
Notacanthiformes (Halosaurs and deep-sea Spiny eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
500–2300 m (1640–7546 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 500 - 2300 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Probably circumglobal. Western Atlantic: New England, USA to Bahamas and off southern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: northern Portugal to Guinea and off South Africa. Eastern Pacific: Hawaii and Chile. Western Indian Ocean: southern India. Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.
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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