Halargyreus Günther, 1862
Diagnosis: lower jaw slightly projecting, with a bony knob at the symphysis but no barbel. Jaw teeth finely granular; no teeth on vomer and palatines. Anal fin deeply indented, often appearing as 2. Size: to 44 cm SL.
Habitat: benthopelagic to pelagic over the continental slope. Locally abundant. Food: pelagic crustaceans taken from one specimen. Reproduction: no data.
Distribution: sub-arctic and sub-antarctic to temperate waters in the North and South Atlantic and Pacific.
Species 1.
Recent revision: Templeman (1968).
Species of this genus in the program:
Halargyreus johnsonii