Body fusiform; mouth moderate, oblique; pseudobranch present; gill rakers on first arch 22–31 (geographical variation). Branchiostegal rays 10, 3 on epihyal. Dorsal-fin rays 11 (9–12); pectoral-fin rays 17–19; pelvic fin-rays 7; anal finrays 22–28; dorsal origin in advance of anal-fin origin; anus near anal fin origin; dorsal adipose fin present. Vertebrae 33–35. Swimbladder well developed, gas–filled, euphysoclistous. Scales deciduous.
Photophores (adult): ORB l; OP 3, OP3 single; BR (6); IP (6); VAV (6); AC in 3 groups as 2 long groups preceded by a single, elevated photophore: 1 + (14–17) + (89) = 23–27; PV (12–13); OA (2) + 5; SO present.
Body silver with dark back bearing light brown dorso–lateral undulating strip and a pigment extension ventrally at procurrent rays; anterior two dorsal-fin rays, dorsalmost pectoral-fin ray and outer 2 or 3 caudal-fin rays pigmented; snout and bones of jaw transparent with characteristic pigment spots.
Vertebrae 33–35, usually 34. Gill rakers 25–29, usually 26–27. AC photophores 22–27, usually 24–26. Pectoral-fin rays 17–19. Head 29–31% SL, eye 10–11.5% SL, upper jaw 16–19% SL, maximum body depth well behind pectoral fin base 23–25% SL. Stomach pigmented, hind portion of intestine not pigmented.
Eastern South Atlantic along the continental slope of southwestern Africa, also at seamounts in western South Indian Ocean; most eastern record at 35°30'S, 53°E.
Mesopelagic to benthopelagic, upper continental slopes. A diel vertical migrator.
Parin N, Kobyliansky S. 1996. Diagnoses and distribution of fifteen species recognized in genus Maurolicus Cocco (Sternoptychidae, Stomiiformes) with a key to their identification. Cybium 20(2):185–195.
To at least 47 mm SL.
What little data exists for species of the genus suggest that copepods and euphausiids are the predominant prey item.
Maurolicus walvisensis és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels esternoptíquids.[4]
És un peix marí i batipelàgic que viu entre 0-50 m de fondària.[5]
Es troba a Namíbia i Sud-àfrica.[7]
És inofensiu per als humans.[5]
Maurolicus walvisensis és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels esternoptíquids.
Maurolicus walvisensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Maurolicus. It lives in the Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean.[1]
Maurolicus walvisensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Maurolicus. It lives in the Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean.
Maurolicus walvisensis Maurolicus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Sternoptychidae familian sailkatzen da.
Maurolicus walvisensis Maurolicus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Sternoptychidae familian sailkatzen da.
Maurolicus walvisensis is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van diepzeebijlvissen (Sternoptychidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1993 door Parin & Kobyliansky.
Bronnen, noten en/of referenties南大西洋穆氏暗光鱼(学名:Maurolicus walvisensis)为輻鰭魚綱巨口魚目褶胸鱼科的其中一種。分布於東南大西洋的南非及那米比亞海域,棲息深度可達200公尺,體長可達4.7公分,為深海魚類,會進行垂直性洄游。