Aldrovandia affinis, Gilbert's halosaurid fish

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Aldrovandia affinis (Günther, 1877)

Gilbert's halosaurid fish
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> Notacanthiformes (Halosaurs and deep-sea spiny eels) > Halosauridae (Halosaurs)
Etymology: Aldrovandia: Taken from Ulisse Aldrovandi, (1522-1605), a Renaissance naturalist and physician noted by his systematic and accurate observations of plants and animals (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Ulisse Aldrovandi (1522–1605) was an Italian naturalist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 730 - 2560 m (Ref. 3974). Deep-water

Utbredning Länder | FAO områden | Ekosystem | Förekomster | Prickkarta | Utplanteringar | Faunafri

Circumglobal, tropical to temperate. Atlantic and Indo-Pacific, except Mediterranean.

Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 41039)

Short description Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 1; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10 - 12. Body white to grey-brown in color, underside darker (Ref. 3974). Insertion of the pelvic fin only slightly anterior to the origin of the dorsal fin. Lacks scale on the opercle (Ref. 37108).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs on the middle and lower slope primarily above the 4°C isotherm. Hovers within a few meters of substrate, parallel to it or inclined at varying angles (Ref. 6727). Feeds on polychaetes, pelecypods, amphipods and other benthic prey (Ref. 6727).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator | Medarbetare

Sulak, K.J., 1990. Halosauridae. p. 126-132. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4448)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 February 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 2.5 - 6.6, mean 4 °C (based on 1890 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.40 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Låg, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 4,5-14 år (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100). 🛈
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 10.7 [2.9, 38.3] mg/100g; Iron = 0.337 [0.111, 0.857] mg/100g; Protein = 1.6 [0.0, 5.5] %; Omega3 = 0.308 [0.115, 0.819] g/100g; Selenium = 20.5 [6.1, 75.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 11.8 [2.3, 59.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.407 [0.209, 0.831] mg/100g (wet weight);