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Class: Teleostei
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Sternoptychidae Marine hatchetfishes
Subfamily: Maurolicinae
Genus: Maurolicus

(See list of species below)


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15 species (see list below)
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Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Maurolicus australis Hector, 1875

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Maurolicus australis
[Pennant pearlside]
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Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Maurolicus breviculus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.8 cm SL
 
Maurolicus imperatorius
[Emperor seamount lightfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Maurolicus inventionis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Maurolicus japonicus
[North Pacific lightfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Maurolicus javanicus
[Javan pearlside]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Maurolicus kornilovorum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Maurolicus mucronatus
[]

Photo by Svensen, E.

Sub-Arctic, and sub-Antar
Max. Length 8 cm TL
Maurolicus muelleri (Gmelin, 1789)

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Maurolicus muelleri
[Silvery lightfish]

Photo by Diaz, M.L.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 5.4 cm SL
Maurolicus parvipinnis Vaillant, 1888

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Maurolicus parvipinnis
[]
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Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Maurolicus rudjakovi
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
Maurolicus stehmanni Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993

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Maurolicus stehmanni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Maurolicus walvisensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
 
Maurolicus weitzmani
[Atlantic pearlside]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus Northeast Atlantic 1838
Maurolicus australis Pennant pearlside Southwest Pacific 5 SL 1875
Maurolicus breviculus Southeast Pacific 3.4 SL 1993
Maurolicus imperatorius Emperor seamount lightfish North Pacific 6.8 SL 1993
Maurolicus inventionis Southeast Atlantic 6.3 SL 1993
Maurolicus japonicus North Pacific lightfish Northwest Pacific 5 SL 1915
Maurolicus javanicus Javan pearlside Eastern Indian Ocean 4.4 SL 1993
Maurolicus kornilovorum Western Indian Ocean 3.2 SL 1993
Maurolicus mucronatus Western Indian Ocean 3.4 SL 1871
Maurolicus muelleri Silvery lightfish Sub-Arctic, and sub-Antar 8 TL 1789
Maurolicus parvipinnis Southeast Pacific 5.4 SL 1888
Maurolicus rudjakovi Southeast Pacific 5.9 SL 1993
Maurolicus stehmanni Southwest Atlantic 5.2 SL 1993
Maurolicus walvisensis Southeast Atlantic 4.7 SL 1993
Maurolicus weitzmani Atlantic pearlside Western Atlantic 5.2 SL 1993



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