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''Maurolicus'' is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. They are commonly known as pearlsides, but the brilliant pearlside is the related ''Argyripnus iridescens''. Occasionally, "bristle-mouth fishes" is used as a common name, but that usually refers to the genus ''Argyripnus'' or the family Gonostomatidae. ==Species== There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus: * ''Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus'' Cocco, 1838 * ''Maurolicus australis'' Hector, 1875 (pennant pearlside) * ''Maurolicus breviculus'' Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 * ''Maurolicus imperatorius'' Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 (Emperor seamount lightfish) * ''Maurolicus inventionis'' Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 * ''Maurolicus japonicus'' Ishikawa, 1915 (North Pacific lightfish) * ''Maurolicus javanicus'' Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 (Javan pearlside) * ''Maurolicus kornilovorum'' Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 * ''Maurolicus mucronatus'' Klunzinger, 1871 * ''Maurolicus muelleri'' (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) (Silvery lightfish, Mueller's pearlside, Mueller's bristle-mouth fish) * ''Maurolicus parvipinnis'' Vaillant, 1888 * ''Maurolicus rudjakovi'' Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 * ''Maurolicus stehmanni'' Parin & Kobyliansky, 1996 * ''Maurolicus walvisensis'' Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 * ''Maurolicus weitzmani'' Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 (Atlantic pearlside, Weitzman's pearlside) Fossils of pearlsides are known from the Miocene.〔 (2002): (). ''In:'' A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. ''Bulletin of American Paleontology'' 364: 560. (HTML database excerpt )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maurolicus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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