''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
family
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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:
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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 ...
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Sazonov, 1976 (Sharpsnout tubeshoulder)
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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 ...
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Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1979 (Palegold searsid)
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Maulisia isaacsi''
Matsui & Rosenblatt, 1987
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Maulisia mauli''
A. E. Parr, 1960 (Maul's searsid)
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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 ...
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Sazonov & Golovan, 1976 (Smallscale searsid)
References
Platytroctidae
Ray-finned fish genera
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