Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10. Anus white, surrounded by dark field; body dark brown, head black (Ref. 13608).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Notacanthiformes

Family: Halosauridae

Genus: Aldrovandia

Species: Aldrovandia oleosa Sulak, 1977

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea region. Western Atlantic: off Virginia, USA to Bahamas, Venezuela and the Guianas. Eastern Central Pacific (Ref. 9305) and Chile (Ref. 9068).

Biology

Found at bathyal depths. Feeds on polychaetes. Males exhibits black tubular anterior nostrils and enlarged posterior nostrils when approaching breeding condition.

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless