Biology:Halosaurus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Halosaurus
Halosaurus ovenii.jpg
Halosaurus ovenii
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Notacanthiformes
Family: Halosauridae
Genus: Halosaurus
J. Y. Johnson, 1864
Species

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Synonyms
  • Halosaurichthys Alcock 1889

Halosaurus is a genus of fish in the family Halosauridae. This genus currently contains the following recognized species:[1]

Halosaurus johnsonianus
  • Halosaurus attenuatus Garman, 1899 (Galapagos halosaur)
  • Halosaurus carinicauda (Alcock, 1889) (Andaman halosaur)
  • Halosaurus guentheri Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Guenther's halosaur)
  • Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888 (Sahara halosaur)
  • Halosaurus orthensis Nolf 2002
  • Halosaurus ovenii J. Y. Johnson, 1864 (Madeira halosaur)
  • Halosaurus pectoralis McCulloch, 1926 (Goanna fish)
  • Halosaurus radiatus Garman, 1899 (Albatross halosaur)
  • Halosaurus ridgwayi (Fowler, 1934) (Ridgeway's halosaur)
  • Halosaurus sinensis T. Abe, 1974 (Chinese halosaur)

References

  1. 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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