Aldrovandia gracilis
| Aldrovandia gracilis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Notacanthiformes |
| Family: | Halosauridae |
| Genus: | Aldrovandia |
| Species: | A. gracilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Aldrovandia gracilis | |
Aldrovandia gracilis, also known as the gracile halosaur, is a species of fish in the Halosauridae family.[2] It is found in the north west Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico on the continental shelf and slope. It feeds on benthic invertebrates including bivalve molluscs, amphipods, mysids, polychaete worms and brittle stars.[1]
References
- 1 2 Baily, Nicolas (2010). Bailly N, ed. "Aldrovandia gracilis Goode & Bean, 1896". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ↑ "Halosauridae" (PDF). Deeplyfish- fishes of the world. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- C. F. Phleger, P. W. Grimes, A. Pesely, and M. H. Horn, Swimbladder Lipids of Five Species of Deep Benthopelagic Atlantic Ocean Fishes, Bulletin of Marine Science, Volume 28, Number 1, January 1978, pp. 198–202(5).
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