Stareye lightfish | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Phosichthyidae |
Genus: |
Pollichthys Grey, 1959 |
Species: | P. mauli |
Binomial name | |
Pollichthys mauli (Poll, 1953) |
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Synonyms | |
Yarrella mauli |
Yarrella mauli
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.