Halosaurs - Family: Halosauridae
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Rattailed Lizardfish - Aldrovandia affinis
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Hawaiian Halosaur- Aldrovandia phalacra
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Abyssal Halosaur - Halosauropsis macrochir
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Taxonomy:
Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
> Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
> Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
> Superorder: Elopomorpha (Tarpons, Eels and Allies)
> Order: Notacanthiformes (Halosaurs and Deep-sea Spiny Eels)
> Family: Halosauridae (Halosaurs)
> Genus: Aldrovandia
> Species: A. affinis - Rattailed Lizardfish
> Species: A. phalacra - Hawaiian Halosaur
> Genus: Halosauropsis
> Species: H. macrochir - Abyssal Halosaur
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