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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Notacanthiformes
Family: Halosauridae Halosaurs

Genus: Halosaurus

(See list of species below)


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9 species (see list below)

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Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40.6 cm TL
 
Halosaurus attenuatus
[]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 34 cm TL
 
Halosaurus carinicauda
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Halosaurus guentheri Goode & Bean, 1896

Photo by JAMARC
 
Halosaurus guentheri
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888

Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Halosaurus johnsonianus
[Halosaur]

Photo by Serrano, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864

Photo by Serrano, A.
 
Halosaurus ovenii
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific.
Max. Length 68 cm TL
Halosaurus pectoralis McCulloch, 1926

Photo by CSIRO
 
Halosaurus pectoralis
[Australian halosaur]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
 
Halosaurus radiatus
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No picture found
Western Central Pacific.
 
Halosaurus ridgwayi
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No picture found
Northwest Pacific
 
Halosaurus sinensis
[]
9 Species of Family Halosauridae with Genus Halosaurus
(Halosaurs)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1899 Halosaurus attenuatus Eastern Atlantic 40.6 TL
1889 Halosaurus carinicauda Indian Ocean 34 TL
1896 Halosaurus guentheri Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
1888 Halosaurus johnsonianus Halosaur Eastern Atlantic 50 TL
1864 Halosaurus ovenii Eastern Atlantic 60 TL
1926 Halosaurus pectoralis Australian halosaur Southwest Pacific. 68 TL
1899 Halosaurus radiatus Eastern Pacific
1934 Halosaurus ridgwayi Western Central Pacific.
1974 Halosaurus sinensis Northwest Pacific



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