Maurolicus australis Hector, 1875
Pennant pearlside
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 Family:  Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes), subfamily: Maurolicinae
 Max. size:  5 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathypelagic
 Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: off New Zealand and southern Australia.
 Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 33-34. AC photophores 22-25, usually 23-24. Head 29-31% SL, eye 10-11.5% SL, upper jaw 16-18% SL, maximum body depth at pectoral fin base 22-25% SL. Stomach and hind portion of intestine intensively pigmented (Ref. 26775).
 Biology:  Mesopelagic species (Ref. 75154).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 25.02.99
 Modified by: Ortañez, Auda Kareen - 28.08.08

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