Halosauridae

gracile halosaur

Aldrovandia gracilis

A slope halosaur eating clams and worms

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Africa
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• Anguilliform
• Large

Aldrovandia gracilis, also known as the gracile halosaur, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Halosauridae. It is found in the north west Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico on the continental shelf and slope. It feeds on benthic invertebrates including bivalve molluscs, amphipods, mysids, polychaete worms and brittle stars.