Halosaurus johnsonianus
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| Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888
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Halosaurus johnsonianus 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] 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 is not a fishery species, and no significant threats to it are known.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Halosaurus johnsonianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e. 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite uses deprecated parameter|authors=(help) - ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Halosaurus johnsonianus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
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