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Class: Teleostei
Order: Notacanthiformes
Family: Halosauridae Halosaurs

Genus: Aldrovandia

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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aldrovandia affinis Gilbert's halosaurid fish Circumglobal, tropical to 60 TL 1877
Aldrovandia gracilis Eastern Atlantic 55 TL 1896
Aldrovandia mediorostris Indo-West Pacific 43 SL 1887
Aldrovandia oleosa Eastern Atlantic 52 TL 1977
Aldrovandia phalacra Hawaiian halosaurid fish Probably circumglobal. W 50 TL 1888
Aldrovandia rostrata Eastern Atlantic 50.8 TL 1878



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