Maulisia
| Maulisia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae |
| Genus: | Maulisia A. E. Parr, 1960 |
| Type species | |
| Maulisia mauli A. E. Parr, 1960[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aphanichthys Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987 | |
Maulisia is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Platytroctidae, the tube shoulders. The species in this genus are known from the Eastern Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans.
Species
[edit]There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Maulisia acuticeps Sazonov, 1976 (Sharpsnout tubeshoulder)
- Maulisia argipalla Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1979 (Palegold searsid)
- Maulisia isaacsi Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
- Maulisia mauli A. E. Parr, 1960 (Maul's searsid)
- Maulisia microlepis Sazonov & Golovan, 1976 (Smallscale searsid)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Paltytroctidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Maulisia". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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