Maulisia
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Maulisia is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Platytroctidae, the tube shoulders. The species in this genus are known from the Eastern Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans.
| Maulisia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Alepocephaliformes |
| Family: | Platytroctidae |
| Genus: | Maulisia A. E. Parr, 1960 |
| Type species | |
| Maulisia mauli A. E. Parr, 1960[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Aphanichthys Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987 | |
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Maulisia acuticeps Sazonov, 1976 (Sharpsnout tubeshoulder)
- Maulisia argipalla Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1979 (Palegold searsid)
- Maulisia isaacsi Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
- Maulisia mauli A. E. Parr, 1960 (Maul's searsid)
- Maulisia microlepis Sazonov & Golovan, 1976 (Smallscale searsid)
