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''Maulisia'' is a genus of deepwater marine
ray-finned fishes Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class (biology), class of Osteichthyes, bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built ...
belonging to the
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Platytroctidae The tubeshoulders are a family, Platytroctidae, of ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are ...
, the tube shoulders. The species in this genus are known from the Eastern Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans.


Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus: * ''
Maulisia acuticeps ''Maulisia'' is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Platytroctidae, the tube shoulders. The species in this genus are known from the Eastern Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans. Species There are currently five ...
'' Sazonov, 1976 (Sharpsnout tubeshoulder) * ''
Maulisia argipalla ''Maulisia'' is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Platytroctidae, the tube shoulders. The species in this genus are known from the Eastern Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Oceans. Species There are currently five ...
'' Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1979 (Palegold searsid) * '' Maulisia isaacsi'' Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987 * '' Maulisia mauli'' A. E. Parr, 1960 (Maul's searsid) * ''
Maulisia microlepis ''Maulisia'' is a genus of deepwater marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Platytroctidae The tubeshoulders are a family, Platytroctidae, of ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or ...
'' Sazonov & Golovan, 1976 (Smallscale searsid)


References

Platytroctidae Ray-finned fish genera {{alepocephaliformes-stub