Animalia > Chordata > Stomiiformes > Sternoptychidae > Maurolicus > Maurolicus muelleri

Maurolicus muelleri (Silvery lightfish; Pearlsides; Pearl-side; Pearlside; Pearlfish; Muller's pearsides; Muller's bristlemouth fish; Mueller's bristle-mouth fish; Hatchetfish)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Mueller's pearlside or Mueller's bristle-mouth fish, Maurolicus muelleri, a marine hatchetfish of the genus Maurolicus, is 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). Its can grow up to 8 centimetres (3.1 in) at maximum.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve VI 1312618 Mexico  
Waddensea of Schleswig-Holstein Biosphere Reserve 724639 Germany

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7CephBase - Cephalopod (Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and Nautilus) Database
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0