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Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchetfishes) > Maurolicinae
Etymology: Maurolicus: Greek,mauros, -os, -on = dark + Greek,lykos = wolf (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Francesco Maurolico (1494–1575) was an Italian mathematician and astronomer from Messina, Sicily. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Klunzinger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic. Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26775)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Vertebrae: 30 - 32. AC photophores 22-26, usually 23-24. Head 31-34% SL, eye 10.5-12% SL, upper jaw 17-19% SL, maximum body depth at pectoral fin base 24-26. Stomach and hind portion of intestine not pigmented (Ref. 26775).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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. (Ref. 26775)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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