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WoRMS taxon details

Halosauridae Günther, 1868

AphiaID

125500 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125500)

Classification

Status

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Notacanthiformes

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Genus Aldrovandia Goode & Bean, 1896
1. Species Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)
2. Species Aldrovandia gracilis Goode & Bean, 1896
3. Species Aldrovandia mediorostris (Günther, 1887)
4. Species Aldrovandia oleosa Sulak, 1977
5. Species Aldrovandia phalacra (Vaillant, 1888)
6. Species Aldrovandia rostrata (Günther, 1878)
7. Species Aldrovandia kauaiensis (Gilbert, 1905) accepted as Aldrovandia phalacra (Vaillant, 1888)
8. Species Aldrovandia macrochir (Günther, 1878) accepted as Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878)
9. Species Aldrovandia pallida Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)
10. Species Aldrovandia ridgwayi (Fowler, 1934) accepted as Halosaurus ridgwayi (Fowler, 1934)
Genus Halosauropsis Collett, 1896
1. Species Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878)
2. Species Halosauropsis affinis (Günther, 1877) accepted as Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)
3. Species Halosauropsis gracilis (Goode & Bean, 1896) accepted as Aldrovandia gracilis Goode & Bean, 1896
4. Species Halosauropsis kauaiensis Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Aldrovandia phalacra (Vaillant, 1888)
5. Species Halosauropsis macrochira (Günther, 1878) accepted as Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878) (misspelling)
6. Species Halosauropsis proboscidea Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)
7. Species Halosauropsis ridgwayi Fowler, 1934 accepted as Halosaurus ridgwayi (Fowler, 1934)
8. Species Halosauropsis rostratus (Günther, 1878) accepted as Aldrovandia rostrata (Günther, 1878)
9. Species Halosauropsis verticalis Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Aldrovandia phalacra (Vaillant, 1888)
Genus Halosaurus Johnson, 1864
1. Species Halosaurus attenuatus Garman, 1899
2. Species Halosaurus carinicauda (Alcock, 1889)
3. Species Halosaurus guentheri Goode & Bean, 1896
4. Species Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888
5. Species Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864
6. Species Halosaurus pectoralis McCulloch, 1926
7. Species Halosaurus radiatus Garman, 1899
8. Species Halosaurus ridgwayi (Fowler, 1934)
9. Species Halosaurus sinensis Abe, 1974
10. Species Halosaurus affinis Günther, 1877 accepted as Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)
11. Species Halosaurus anguilliformis Alcock, 1889 accepted as Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)
12. Species Halosaurus goodei Gill, 1883 accepted as Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878)
13. Species Halosaurus gracilis (Goode & Bean, 1896) accepted as Aldrovandia gracilis Goode & Bean, 1896
14. Species Halosaurus guntheri Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Halosaurus guentheri Goode & Bean, 1896 (misspelling)
15. Species Halosaurus hoskynii Alcock, 1890 accepted as Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)
16. Species Halosaurus macrochir Günther, 1878 accepted as Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878)
17. Species Halosaurus mediorostris Günther, 1887 accepted as Aldrovandia mediorostris (Günther, 1887)
18. Species Halosaurus niger Gilchrist, 1906 accepted as Halosauropsis macrochir (Günther, 1878)
19. Species Halosaurus oveni Marshall, 1962 accepted as Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864 (misspelling)
20. Species Halosaurus oweni Johnson, 1864 accepted as Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864 (spelling variation)
21. Species Halosaurus owenii Johnson, 1864 accepted as Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864 (misspelling)
22. Species Halosaurus parvipennis Alcock, 1892 accepted as Halosaurus carinicauda (Alcock, 1889)
23. Species Halosaurus phalacrus Vaillant, 1888 accepted as Aldrovandia phalacra (Vaillant, 1888)
24. Species Halosaurus rostratus Günther, 1878 accepted as Aldrovandia rostrata (Günther, 1878)
Genus Halosaurichthys Alcock, 1889 accepted as Halosaurus Johnson, 1864
1. Species Halosaurichthys carinicauda Alcock, 1889 accepted as Halosaurus carinicauda (Alcock, 1889)
2. Species Halosaurichthys johnsonianus (Vaillant, 1888) accepted as Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888
3. Species Halosaurichthys nigerrimus Alcock, 1898 accepted as Aldrovandia phalacra (Vaillant, 1888)

Environment

marine, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Halosauridae Günther, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125500 on 2024-05-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2015-04-17 08:48:21Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

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taxonomy source Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. Zootaxa. 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors

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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. 2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao. 314 p. [details]

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 Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2024). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]