Halosaurus johnsonianus
| Halosaurus johnsonianus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Notacanthiformes |
| Family: | Halosauridae |
| Genus: | Halosaurus |
| Species: | H. johnsonianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888 | |
Halosaurus johnsonianus (common name: 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] 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 2 3 4 McCosker, J. & Carpenter, K.E. (2015). "Halosaurus johnsonianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2015: e. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Halosaurus johnsonianus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
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