| Family: |
Halosauridae (Halosaurs) |
| Max. size: |
55 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 460 - 2560 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Western Sahara to Sierra Leone. Western Atlantic: Virginia, USA to the Lesser Antilles, mainly the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. The only record off Nova Scotia is doubtful. |
| Diagnosis: |
Few gill rakers on the 1st branchial arch. Short maxillary spine and the broad and scaleless interorbital region. Peculiar structure of lateral line. Grayish white in color (Ref. 37108). |
| Biology: |
Found on the continental slope and rise. Feeds mainly on benthic organisms which includes pelecypods, amphipods, mysids, polychaetes and ophiuroids (Ref. 4448). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 February 2011 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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