Australian halosaur
Halosaurus pectoralis
- Usual depth743–919 m
- Water temperature13–28 °C
- Best monthsMarch and December
- How commonOccasional
About this species
The goanna fish, also known as Australian halosaur or common halosaur, is a halosaur species of deep-sea fish in the genus Halosaurus, found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Goanna fish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 5 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 16 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 10 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 12 records
- November: 9 records
- December: 23 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 743–919 m · Deepest record: 1,439 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 13–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Australian halosaur, Common halosaur
Similar species
- Halosaur
Halosaurus ovenii
- Andaman halosaur
Halosaurus carinicauda
- Gilbert's halosaurid
Aldrovandia affinis
- Baldhead halosaur
Aldrovandia phalacra
- Abyssal halosaur
Halosauropsis macrochir
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 534 open-data records from 1913 to 2018.
- Species data updated November 3, 2026.
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