Maul's searsid (Maulisia mauli), also called Maul's tubeshoulder,[2] is a species of fish in the family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders), named for Günther Maul.[3][4][5]

Maul's searsid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Alepocephaliformes
Family: Platytroctidae
Genus: Maulisia
Species:
M. mauli
Binomial name
Maulisia mauli
(Parr, 1960)

Description edit

Maul's searsid is maximum 20 cm (7.9 in) long and is black in colour, with a pointed snout.[6] Photophores are weakly developed; a lateral line is present.[7] Its thoracic photophore is a horizontal bar.[8][9]

Habitat edit

Maul's searsid is mesopelagic and bathypelagic,[10] living in the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean at depths of 324–2,100 m (1,063–6,890 ft), usually at 400–1,200 m (1,300–3,900 ft); it is found on seamounts.[11][12][13]

References edit

  1. ^ Academy), Tomio Iwamoto (Cal (July 15, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Maulisia mauli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – via www.iucnredlist.org.
  2. ^ "Maulisia mauli". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
  3. ^ Fishes: Zoological catalogue of Australia. Myxini, Petromyzontida, Chondrichthyes, Sarcopterygii, Actinopterygii (in part). CSIRO Publ. October 25, 2006. ISBN 9780643093317 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Fitch, John E.; Lavenberg, Robert J. "Deep-Water Teleostean Fishes of California". University of California Press – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Journal of Ichthyology". Scripta Publishing Company. October 25, 2001 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Maulisia mauli Parr, 1960". www.marinespecies.org.
  7. ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Maul's searsid - Maulisia mauli". species-identification.org.
  8. ^ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (August 1, 2020). Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 9789251330944 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642828584 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Pitcher, Tony J.; Morato, Telmo; Hart, Paul J. B.; Clark, Malcolm R.; Haggan, Nigel; Santos, Ricardo S. (April 15, 2008). Seamounts: Ecology, Fisheries and Conservation. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 9780470691267 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Maulisia mauli, Maul's searsid". www.fishbase.se.
  13. ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Maulisia mauli (Maul's Tubeshoulder)". bie.ala.org.au.