Maul's searsid explained

Maul's searsid (Maulisia mauli), also called Maul's tubeshoulder,[1] is a species of fish in the family Platytroctidae (tubeshoulders), named for Günther Maul.[2] [3] [4]

Description

Maul's searsid is maximum long and is black in colour, with a pointed snout.[5] Photophores are weakly developed; a lateral line is present.[6] Its thoracic photophore is a horizontal bar.[7] [8]

Habitat

Maul's searsid is mesopelagic and bathypelagic,[9] living in the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean at depths of, usually at ; it is found on seamounts.[10] [11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maulisia mauli. fishesofaustralia.net.au.
  2. Book: Fishes: Zoological catalogue of Australia. Myxini, Petromyzontida, Chondrichthyes, Sarcopterygii, Actinopterygii (in part).. October 25, 2006. CSIRO Publ.. 9780643093317. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Deep-Water Teleostean Fishes of California. John E.. Fitch. Robert J.. Lavenberg. University of California Press. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Journal of Ichthyology. October 25, 2001. Scripta Publishing Company. Google Books.
  5. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Maulisia mauli Parr, 1960. www.marinespecies.org.
  6. Web site: Marine Species Identification Portal : Maul's searsid - Maulisia mauli. species-identification.org.
  7. Book: Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United. Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. August 1, 2020. Food & Agriculture Org.. 9789251330944. Google Books.
  8. Book: Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. Brian W.. Coad. James D.. Reist. January 1, 2018. University of Toronto Press. 9781442647107. Google Books.
  9. Book: Smiths' Sea Fishes. Margaret M.. Smith. Phillip C.. Heemstra. December 6, 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 9783642828584. Google Books.
  10. Book: Seamounts: Ecology, Fisheries and Conservation. Tony J.. Pitcher. Telmo. Morato. Paul J. B.. Hart. Malcolm R.. Clark. Nigel. Haggan. Ricardo S.. Santos. April 15, 2008. John Wiley & Sons. 9780470691267. Google Books.
  11. Web site: Maulisia mauli, Maul's searsid. www.fishbase.se.
  12. Web site: Species: Maulisia mauli (Maul's Tubeshoulder). Atlas of Living. Australia. bie.ala.org.au.

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