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''Aldrovandia'' is a genus of
ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...
in the family
Halosaur Halosaurs are eel-shaped fishes found only at great ocean depths. As the family Halosauridae, halosaurs are one of two families within the order Notacanthiformes; the other being the deep-sea spiny eels, Notacanthidae. Halosaurs are thought to ha ...
idae. They occur in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans. They can reach in
total length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish ...
.


Species

This genus currently contains the following recognized species: * '' Aldrovandia affinis'' ( Günther, 1877) (Gilbert's halosaur) * '' Aldrovandia gracilis''
Goode Goode ( or , depending on family) is a surname. Notable people Notable people with the surname include: * Alex Goode (Born 1988), British rugby union player * Alexander D. Goode (1911-1943), US Army chaplain * Andy Goode (born 1980), British ru ...
& T. H. Bean, 1896
(gracile halosaur) * '' Aldrovandia mediorostris'' ( Günther, 1887) (Challenger halosaur) * '' Aldrovandia oleosa''
Sulak Sulak may refer to: ;Places *Sulak, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Sulak, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran * Sulak, Russia, several inhabited localities in Russia *Sulak, Silvan ...
, 1977
(Bahamas halosaur) * ''
Aldrovandia phalacra ''Aldrovandia phalacra'', the Hawaiian halosaurid, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Halosauridae. It is a circumglobal species found at bathyal depths. Description ''Aldrovandia phalacra'' is a long, slim, cylindrical fish growing ...
'' ( Vaillant, 1888) (Hawaiian halosaur) * '' Aldrovandia rostrata'' ( Günther, 1878) (rostrate halosaur)


References

Halosauridae Marine fish genera Ray-finned fish genera Deep sea fish Taxa named by George Brown Goode Taxa named by Tarleton Hoffman Bean {{Notacanthiformes-stub