Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Notacanthiformes

Family: Halosauridae

Genus: Halosaurus

Species: Halosaurus ridgwayi (Fowler, 1934)

Climate Zone

Biology

Bottom feeders; mainly on crustaceans and other small invertebrates. Males with markedly enlarged olfactory organs at maturity. Leptocephalus larvae pelagic. Taken occasionally in deep bottom trawls (Ref. 12887).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless