Aldrovandia

Aldrovandia is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Halosauridae.[1][2][3] They occur in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans.[3] They can reach 55 cm (22 in) in total length.[2]

Aldrovandia
Aldrovandia sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Notacanthiformes
Family: Halosauridae
Genus: Aldrovandia
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896
Species

See text

Species

This genus currently contains the following recognized species:[2]

Hawaiian halosaur, Aldrovandia phalacra
Aldrovandia rostrata

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Aldrovandia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2022). Species of Aldrovandia in FishBase. August 2022 version.
  3. "Aldrovandia Goode & Bean, 1896". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 November 2022.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.