Description

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

Common Names

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Rasvane aldrovandia , Estonian , Estonia

Abura-tokagegisu , Japanese , Japan

多脂海蜴魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

多脂海蜴鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Notacanthiformes

Family: Halosauridae

Genus: Aldrovandia

Species: Aldrovandia oleosa Sulak, 1977

Climate Zone

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bathypelagic

Location

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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

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

Habitat

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bathypelagic