Halosaurus radiatus Garman, 1899
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Halosaurus radiatus is a fish in the family Halosauridae. It occurs in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Halosaurus radiatus is a benthopelagic deep-water fish known from depths between 474 and 935 m (1,555 and 3,068 ft).
Wikipedia contributors, Halosaurus radiatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:42:53.002391+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Halosaurus radiatus Garman, 1899
- Name authority
- Garman, 1899
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Notacanthiformes
- Family
- Halosauridae
- Genus
- Halosaurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderNotacanthiformes
- familyHalosauridae Günther, 1868
- genusHalosaurus Johnson, 1864
- speciesHalosaurus radiatus Garman, 1899
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Halosaurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Halosaurus carinicauda (Alcock, 1889) | HalosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halosaurus pectoralis McCulloch, 1926 | HalosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halosaurus ridgwayi (Fowler, 1934) | HalosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halosaurus attenuatus Garman, 1899 | HalosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halosaurus guentheri Goode & Bean, 1896 | HalosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halosaurus johnsonianus Vaillant, 1888 | HalosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Halosaurus ovenii Johnson, 1864 | HalosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Garman, S. (1899). The Fishes. In: Reports on an Exploration off the West Coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... By the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer “Albatross,” during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 24: Text: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.part.27494 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3JG3R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.