Description

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13. Body white pinkish or pink, head lighter colored.

Common Names

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Halosaur dlouhoploutvý , Czech , Czechia

Australian halosaur , English , Australia

Australian halosaur , English , Global

Common halosaur , English , New Zealand

Goanna fish , English , Australia

Goanna fish , English , UK

Pikkuim-soolasaurus , Estonian , Estonia

海蜥魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

海蜥鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Notacanthiformes

Family: Halosauridae

Genus: Halosaurus

Species: Halosaurus pectoralis McCulloch, 1926

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Biology

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A temperate species (Ref. 7300) occurring on the continental slope (Ref. 9563, 75154).

Habitat

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bathydemersal