Stareye lightfish
Species of fish
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The stareye lightfish (Pollichthys mauli) is a species in the monotypic genus of Pollichthys. They are small stomiiform fishes found in oceans throughout the world. The maximum length is 6 cm.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Vinciguerriidae |
| Genus: | Pollichthys M. G. Grey, 1959 |
| Species: | P. mauli |
| Binomial name | |
| Pollichthys mauli (Poll, 1953) | |
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Etymology
The genus is named after the Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll[2] who described the species in 1953, originally placing it in the genus Yarrella. The species is named after Günther Maul.[3]
