Family : Halosauridae (Halosaurs)
Order : Notacanthiformes  (halosaurs and deep-sea spiny eels)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Aldrovandia mediorostris
Max size : 43.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4517)
Environment : bathypelagic ; depth range 800 - 1315 m
Climate : deep-water
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: Arabian sea between Maldives and Cape Comorin; Indonesia and Philippines.
Diagnosis : Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11. Body pinkish to chocolate-brown, head grayish-black or dark gray, snout black, fins light gray (Ref. 33731).
Biology :
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Filatova, N.A.. 1985. (Ref. 33731)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses