Halosauridae

Bañon, Rafael, Arronte, Juan Carlos, Rodriguez-Cabello, Cristina, Piñeiro, Carmen-Gloria, Punzon, Antonio & Serrano, Alberto, 2016, Commented checklist of marine fishes from the Galicia Bank seamount (NW Spain), Zootaxa 4067 (3), pp. 293-333 : 303

Family Halosauridae

Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864 —No common name

12 specimens were caught at depths between 746 and 1,536 m. Length data were available for eight specimens ranging from 20 to 57 cm TL. Habitat and Distribution: both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, from Madeira, the Azores, and Canaries to Walvis Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, the Antilles, and the Mediterranean Sea. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), MHV (FishBase).

Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878) —Abyssal halosaur ( Fig. 5 )

7 specimens from 52 to 62 cm TL were caught at depths between 1,536 and 1,809 m. Habitat and Distribution: benthopelagic, 1,100–3,300 m. Antitropical distribution in Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), MHV (FishBase).

Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877) —Gilbert's halosaurid fish

3 specimens from 42 to 48 cm TL were caught at depths between 1,477 and 1,545 m. Habitat and Distribution: benthopelagic, 730–2,200 m. Worldwide, known from all major oceans. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), MHV (FishBase).

Aldrovandia phalacra (Vaillant 1888) — Hawaiian halosaurid fish

2 specimens of 19 and 33 cm TL were caught at a depth of 1,536 and 1,477 m respectively. Habitat and Distribution: Benthopelagic between 500–2,300 m depth. Circumglobal, mainly at tropical and temperate latitudes. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), MV (FishBase).

Aldrovandia oleosa Sulak, 1977 —No common name

16 specimens from 20 to 39 cm TL were caught at depths between 1,477 and 1,751 m. Benthopelagic to benthic on the lower slope, continental rise and upper abyss, between 1,100 and 3,300 m depth and primarily between 2 and 4ºC isotherm. Circumglobal at tropical and temperate latitudes in Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific oceans. Vulnerability: DD (IUCN), MV (FishBase).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Halosauropsis macrochir.