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Atlantic Pearlside
SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Other fish (coast and sea)

Atlantic Pearlside

Maurolicus weitzmani Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAtlantic Pearlside
Dutch—
SpanishLuciérnaga Perlada
Chinese韦茨穆氏暗光鱼
Scientific nameMaurolicus weitzmani Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993

About this species

The Atlantic Pearlside (Maurolicus weitzmani) is a species of the family Sternoptychidae. It has been recorded in Suriname once (GBIF), in 1973. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderStomiiformes
FamilySternoptychidae
GenusMaurolicus

Related species in Suriname