Description

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Common Names

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Halosaur filipínský , Czech , Czechia

Filipiini soolasaurus , Estonian , Estonia

里奇伟海蜥鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

里奇偉海蜥魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Notacanthiformes

Family: Halosauridae

Genus: Halosaurus

Species: Halosaurus ridgwayi (Fowler, 1934)

Climate Zone

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bathydemersal

Location

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Biology

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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

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bathydemersal