Halosaurus johnsonianus, also called the Sahara halosaur, is a deep-sea fish in the family Halosauridae.[2][1][3] It is found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from southern Spain and Portugal to Mauritania, including the Azores and Canary Islands.[1][3][4] It is a benthopelagic species living on the continental slope in depths from 800 to 2,200 m (2,600 to 7,200 ft). It grows to 50 cm (20 in) total length.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Notacanthiformes |
| Family: | Halosauridae |
| Genus: | Halosaurus |
| Species: | H. johnsonianus
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| Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888
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Halosaurus johnsonianus is not a fishery species, and no significant threats to it are known.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d McCosker, J.; Carpenter, K.E. (2015). "Halosaurus johnsonianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T195843A2426330.en.
- ^ Eschmeyer, W. N. and R. Fricke (eds) (4 January 2016). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Halosaurus johnsonianus" in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ^ Van Der Laan, Richard; Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ronald (11 November 2014). "Family-group names of Recent fishes". Zootaxa. 3882 (1): 1–230. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1. PMID 25543675.
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