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
Water type: Marine