Scientific Name
Aldrovandia affinis  
Pronounce  
 Aldrovandia affinis異鱗海蜴魚
by: Hsin-Ming Yeh
Author (Günther, 1877) Depth 700 - 2560M
Chinese 異鱗海蜴魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 海蜥魚科 Economic Fish No 
Family F072　Halosauridae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 異鱗海蜴魚 
Max Length 55 cm  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 海蜥魚 
Distribution in World global   Distribution in Taiwan East、South、North East 
Habitats Deep Sea  Holotype Locality South of Japan, 34°N, 138°E, Challenger station 235, depth 565 fathoms 
Synonyms Aldrovandia pallida, Halosauropsis affinis, Halosauropsis proboscidea, Halosaurus affinis, Halosaurus anguilliformis, Halosaurus hoskynii   
Reference McDowell, S. B. 1973. Order Heteromi (Notacanthiformes). In: Fishes of the Western North Atlantic. Memoirs of the Sears Foundation of Marine Research No. 1 (pt 6): 1-228 ; Yeh, H.-M., Lee, M.-Y., And K.-T. Shao. 2006. Three new records of Halosaurid fishes (Pisces: Halosauridae) from the deep waters adjacent to Taiwan. Journal of the Fisheries Society of Taiwan. V. 33(4):345-355.  Günther, A. 1877 Nakabo T. 2002 
Specimen List ASIZP0063769. ASIZP0064375. ASIZP0066086. ASIZP0066155. ASIZP0066176. ASIZP0066188. ASIZP0066239. ASIZP0066249. ASIZP0066819. ASIZP0067018. ASIZP0067024. ASIZP0067025. ASIZP0067030. ASIZP0067597. ASIZP0067902. ASIZP0067982. ASIZP0067988. ASIZP0070638. ASIZP0073789. ASIZP0073815. ASIZP0080699. ASIZP0080700. ASIZP0801256. ASIZP0801257. ASIZP0801264. ASIZP0801577. ASIZP0801606. ASIZP0801607. ASIZP0803663. ASIZP0803743. ASIZP0803749. ASIZP0901398. ASIZP0911256. ASIZP0911257. ASIZP0911264. ASIZP0911577. ASIZP0911606. ...List all 45 records... 
Barcode2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name Gilbert's halosaurid fish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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