Maurolicus walvisensis

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Maurolicus walvisensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Sternoptychidae
Genus: Maurolicus
Species:
M. walvisensis
Binomial name
Maurolicus walvisensis
Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993

Maurolicus walvisensis is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Maurolicus . It lives in the Southeast Atlantic and Western Indian Ocean. [1]

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References

  1. "Maurolicus walvisensis". www.fishbase.de. Retrieved 2021-05-29.