Stareye lightfish

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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.[1]

Stareye lightfish
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Phosichthyidae
Genus: Pollichthys
M. G. Grey, 1959
Species:
P. mauli
Binomial name
Pollichthys mauli
(Poll, 1953)
Synonyms
  • Yarrella mauli Poll, 1953

Etymology

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The genus is named after the Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll[2] who described the species in 1953, originally placing it in the genus Yarrella. The species is named after Günther Maul.[3]

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