Maurolicus weitzmani
Atlantic Pearlside
NS
G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Stomiiformes
Sternoptychidae (Marine Hatchetfishes)
Maurolicus
Maurolicus weitzmani (Atlantic Pearlside)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. AC photophores 22-26, usually 23-24. Head 29.5-33% SL, eye 9.5-11.5% SL, upper jaw 17-19% SL, maximum body depth at or behind pectoral fin base 22.5-25.5% SL. Stomach and hind portion of intestine not pigmented (Ref. 26775).
Distribution
Areas SW21, NW and SE31, and S34.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathypelagic. depth range 0-100 m.
Biology
To 5 cm.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2014-07-15. Resilience: Medium (Assuming tmax>3; fec < 1,000).
References
Parin, N.V. and S.G. Kobyliansky (1996) Diagnoses and distribution of fifteen species recognized in genus Maurolicus Cocco (Sternoptychidae, Stomiiformes) with a key to their identification. Cybium 20(2):185-195. DOI: 10.26028/cybium/1996-202-004
Bogutskaya, N.G. (2007) Preliminary assignment of coordinates to type localities in the Catalog of Fishes. Unpublished dbf file.
Patzner, R.A. (2008) Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p.
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