Halosaurus johnsonianus

Halosaurus johnsonianus, also called the Sahara 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][4] 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

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Notacanthiformes
Family:
Halosauridae
Genus:
Halosaurus
Species:
H. johnsonianus
Binomial name
Halosaurus johnsonianus
Vaillant, 1888
Synonyms
  • Halosaurichthys johnsonianus (Vaillant 1888)

Halosaurus johnsonianus is not a fishery species, and no significant threats to it are known.[1]

References
  1. McCosker, J. & Carpenter, K.E. (2015). "Halosaurus johnsonianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195843A2426330.en.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2016.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Halosaurus johnsonianus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
  4. Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.


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