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Halosaurus Johnson, 1864 
AphiaID: 125839

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Notacanthiformes (Order) > Halosauridae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Genus
Parent Halosauridae
Synonymised
taxa		  Halosaurichthys
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: Nomenclator Zoologicus, available online at http://uio.mbl.edu/NomenclatorZoologicus/ [details]

basis of record (from synonym): FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] [view taxon]

Direct child
taxa
[show all]		 Species Halosaurus attenuatus Garman, 1899
Species Halosaurus carinicauda (Alcock, 1889)
Species Halosaurus guentheri Goode & Bean, 1896
Species Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888
Species Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864
Species Halosaurus pectoralis McCulloch, 1926
Species Halosaurus radiatus Garman, 1899
Species Halosaurus ridgwayi (Fowler, 1934)
Species Halosaurus sinensis Abe, 1974

Species Halosaurus affinis Günther, 1877 accepted as Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)
Species Halosaurus anguilliformis Alcock, 1889 accepted as Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)
Species Halosaurus goodei Gill, 1883 accepted as Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878)
Species Halosaurus gracilis (Goode & Bean, 1896) accepted as Aldrovandia gracilis Goode & Bean, 1896
Species Halosaurus guntheri Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Halosaurus guentheri Goode & Bean, 1896
Species Halosaurus hoskynii Alcock, 1890 accepted as Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)
Species Halosaurus macrochir Günther, 1878 accepted as Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878)
Species Halosaurus mediorostris Günther, 1887 accepted as Aldrovandia mediorostris (Günther, 1887)
Species Halosaurus niger Gilchrist, 1906 accepted as Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878)
Species Halosaurus oveni Marshall, 1962 accepted as Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864
Species Halosaurus oweni accepted as Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864
Species Halosaurus owenii Johnson, 1864 accepted as Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864
Species Halosaurus parvipennis Alcock, 1892 accepted as Halosaurus carinicauda (Alcock, 1889)
Species Halosaurus phalacrus Vaillant, 1888 accepted as Aldrovandia phalacra (Vaillant, 1888)
Species Halosaurus rostratus Günther, 1878 accepted as Aldrovandia rostrata (Günther, 1878)
Environment marine
Link To GenBank
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125839
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2006-09-12 06:54:36Z  changed  Martinez, Olga
2013-03-11 12:13:38Z  checked  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Halosaurus Johnson, 1864. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125839 on 2013-06-18
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