pearl-side

Maurolicus muelleri

Eight Centimeters Sternoptychid Fish of the Congo Basin

Cross-climate
Subtropical
Tropical
Circumpolar Antarctic
Circumpolar Arctic
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Europe
Polar regions
Elongated
Small

Maurolicus muelleri, commonly referred to as Mueller's pearlside, Mueller's bristle-mouth fish (not to be confused with the Gonostomatidae), or the silvery lightfish (not to be confused with the Phosichthyidae), is a marine hatchetfish in the genus Maurolicus, found in deep tropical, subtropical and temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, from the surface to depths of 1,500 metres (4,900 ft). It can grow to a maximum total length of 8 centimetres (3.1 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Sternoptychidae
Genus: Maurolicus
Maximum length: 8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Sub-Arctic, and sub-Antarctic waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans and the Mediterranean Sea. Eastern Atlantic:: from Iceland and Norway to Senegal and from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Namibia. In tropical and subtropical waters.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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