Maurolicus
| Pearlsides Temporal range: Miocene to Present |
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| Mueller's pearlside, Maurolicus muelleri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Sternoptychidae |
| Subfamily: | Maurolicinae |
| Genus: |
Maurolicus Cocco, 1838 |
| Diversity | |
| 15 species | |
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.
There are currently 15 recognized species in this genus:
Fossils of pearlsides are known from the Miocene.
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