Maurolicus

<i>Maurolicus</i>

Maurolicus

Genus of fishes

"Pearlside" redirects here. This may also refer to the related Argyripnus iridescens.

Maurolicus is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the marine hatchetfish family Sternoptychidae. They are commonly known as pearlsides, but the brilliant pearlside is the related Argyripnus iridescens. Occasionally, "bristle-mouth fishes" is used as a common name, but that usually refers to the genus Argyripnus or the family Gonostomatidae.

Quick Facts Pearlsides Temporal range: Miocene to Present, Scientific classification ...

Fossils of pearlsides are known from the Miocene.[1]

Species

There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Sepkoski, Jack (2002): [Maurolicus]. In: A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. HTML database excerpt
  2. [2]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Maurolicus in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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