Maurolicus inventionis Parin & Kobyliansky 1993

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 30–35, usually 31–33. AC photophores 23–27, usually 24–26. Pectoral-fin rays 17–19. Head 25–28% SL, eye 8–10% SL, upper jaw 14–16% SL, maximum body depth well behind pectoral fin base 23–26% SL. Stomach weakly pigmented, hind portion of intestine not pigmented.

Eastern South Atlantic at Discovery Seamount (42°S, O°S).

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 63 mm SL.

What little data exists for species of the genus suggest that copepods and euphausiids are the predominant prey item.

Vertebrae: 33 - 35

AC-photophores 23-27, usually 24-26; stomach weakly pigmented, hind portion of intestine not pigmented.

Maurolicus inventionis és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels esternoptíquids.

Maurolicus inventionis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Maurolicus. It lives in the Southeast Atlantic.

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Maurolicus inventionis Maurolicus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Sternoptychidae familian sailkatzen da.

南印度洋穆氏暗光鱼（学名：Maurolicus inventionis）为輻鰭魚綱巨口魚目褶胸鱼科的其中一種。分布於東南大西洋海域，棲息深度可達200公尺，體長可達6.3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。