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Pollichthys mauli (Stareye lightfish; Hatchetfish)

Synonyms: Yarella mauli; Yarrella mauli
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Wikipedia Abstract

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.The genus is named after the Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll who described the species in 1953, originally placing it in the genus Yarrella. The species is named after Günther Maul.
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Attributes

Migration [1]  Oceanodromous

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary IV 2387149 Florida, United States
Reserva de la Biosfera de Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve VI 1312618 Mexico  

External References

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Citations

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♦ 1Riede, Klaus (2004) Global Register of Migratory Species - from Global to Regional Scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. 330 pages + CD-ROM
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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