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Pollichthys mauli

Pollichthys mauli (SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC )

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Sternopterygii
Ordo: Stomiiformes
Subordo: Gonostomatoidei
Familia: Phosichthyidae
Genus: Pollichthys
Species: Pollichthys mauli

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: Stareye lightfish

The stareye lightfish (Pollichthys mauli) is a species in the monotypic genus of Pollichthys. They are small stomiiform fishes found in oceans throughout the world. The maximum length is 6 cm[1]. The genus is named after the Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll[2] who described the species in 1953, originally placing it in the genus Yarrella.

References

^ Pollichthys mauli (Poll, 1953) Stareye lightfish - FishBase
^ Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. P - University of Gothenburg

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