Aldrovandia gracilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Notacanthiformes |
Family: | Halosauridae |
Genus: | Aldrovandia |
Species: | A. gracilis |
Binomial name | |
Aldrovandia gracilis Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 |
Aldrovandia gracilis is a species of fish in the Halosauridae family. 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.