Stareye lightfish

Stareye lightfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Vinciguerriidae
Genus:	Pollichthys; M. G. Grey, 1959
Species:	P. mauli
Binomial name
	Pollichthys mauli; (Poll, 1953)
Synonyms
	Yarrella mauli Poll, 1953;

The stareye lightfish (Pollichthys mauli) is a species in the monotypic genus of Pollichthys. They are small stomiiform fishes found in oceans throughout the world. The maximum length is 6 cm.¹

Etymology

The genus is named after the Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll² who described the species in 1953, originally placing it in the genus Yarrella. The species is named after Günther Maul.³

References

External links

[fishbase-1] Pollichthys mauli (Poll, 1953) Stareye lightfish - FishBase

[honor-2] Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. P - University of Gothenburg

[honorM-3] Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. M - University of Gothenburg

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