Atlantic pearlside

Maurolicus weitzmani

Fish Reaching Five Point Seven Centimeters in Western Atlantic

Tropical
Near the Equator
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
North America
Small

Maurolicus weitzmani, commonly known as the Atlantic pearlside, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Maurolicus. It lives in the Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Sternoptychidae
Genus: Maurolicus
Maximum length: 5.7 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Fundy Bay, Canada to Gulf of Mexico. Eastern tropical Atlantic: Along the slope of Africa, between 11°N and 6°S, also at seamounts of Vavilov Ridge. Midwater records are also known the Equatorial Atlantic westward to 45°W.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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