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 30–31, usually 31. Gill rakers 22–24. AC photophores 24–27, usually 25–26. Pectoral-fin rays 16–17. Head 28.5–31% SL, eye 9.5–10.5% SL, upper jaw 16.5–17.5% SL, maximum body depth at or behind pectoral fin base 23–25% SL. Stomach and hind part of intestine not pigmented.
Eastern tropical Indian Ocean off Java and Australia, northern Coral Sea.
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 44 mm SL.
What little data exists for species of the genus suggest that copepods and euphausiids are the predominant prey item.
Maurolicus javanicus és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels esternoptíquids.[4]
És un peix marí, d'aigües fondes i batipelàgic.[5]
Es troba a l'Índic oriental (Java i Austràlia) i el nord del mar del Corall.[5][7]
És inofensiu per als humans.[5]
Maurolicus javanicus és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels esternoptíquids.
Maurolicus javanicus, also known as the Javan pearlside, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Maurolicus.[1] It lives in deep water environments off Java, Australia, and Indonesia.[1] It has 30-31 vertebrae.[2]
Maurolicus javanicus, also known as the Javan pearlside, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Maurolicus. It lives in deep water environments off Java, Australia, and Indonesia. It has 30-31 vertebrae.
Maurolicus javanicus Maurolicus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Sternoptychidae familian sailkatzen da.
Maurolicus javanicus Maurolicus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Sternoptychidae familian sailkatzen da.
Maurolicus javanicus 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.
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爪哇穆氏暗光鱼（学名：Maurolicus javanicus）为輻鰭魚綱巨口魚目褶胸鱼科的其中一種。分布於東印度洋的印尼及中西太平洋的珊瑚海北部海域，棲息深度50-400公尺，體長可達4.4公分，為深海魚類，會進行垂直性洄游，屬肉食性，以甲殼類及小魚等為食。
爪哇穆氏暗光鱼（学名：Maurolicus javanicus）为輻鰭魚綱巨口魚目褶胸鱼科的其中一種。分布於東印度洋的印尼及中西太平洋的珊瑚海北部海域，棲息深度50-400公尺，體長可達4.4公分，為深海魚類，會進行垂直性洄游，屬肉食性，以甲殼類及小魚等為食。
