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Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)

126637  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:126637)

accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Halosaurus affinis Günther, 1877) Günther, A. (1877). Preliminary notes on new fishes collected in Japan during the expedition of H. M. S. `Challenger.'. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 56): 433-446. [details] 
Distribution off Emerald Bank to South America  
Distribution off Emerald Bank to South America [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2024). FishBase. Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126637 on 2024-11-01
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2008-01-15 17:27:08Z
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original description (of Halosaurus affinis Günther, 1877) Günther, A. (1877). Preliminary notes on new fishes collected in Japan during the expedition of H. M. S. `Challenger.'. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4).</em> v. 20 (no. 119) (art. 56): 433-446. [details] 

original description (of Halosaurus anguilliformis Alcock, 1889) Alcock, A. (1889). Natural history notes from H.M. Indian marine survey steamer Investigator, Commander Alfred Carpenter, R.N., D.S.O., commanding.-- No. 13. On the bathybial fishes of the Bay of Bengal and neighbouring waters, obtained during the seasons 1885-1889. <em>The Annals and magazine of natural history; zoology, botany, and geology.</em> 4(6): 450-461., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19301942 [details] 

original description (of Halosaurus hoskynii Alcock, 1890) Alcock, A. W. (1890). Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,' Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding. -- No. 18. On the bathybial fishes of the Arabian Sea, obtained during the season 1889-1890. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 6).</em> 6 (34): 295-311. [details] 

context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [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, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details] 

additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details] 

additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details] 

additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details] 

ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on polychaetes, pelecypods, amphipods and other benthic prey  [details]

Distribution off Emerald Bank to South America [details]

Habitat benthic [details]

Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]

Habitat Occurs on the middle and lower slope primarily above the 4°C isotherm. Hovers within a few meters of substrate, parallel to it or inclined at varying angles. [details]
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English Gilbert's halosaurid  [details]
Japanese トカゲギス  [details]
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