Stareye lightfish
| Stareye lightfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Phosichthyidae |
| Genus: | Pollichthys M. G. Grey, 1959 |
| Species: | P. mauli |
| Binomial name | |
| Pollichthys mauli (Poll, 1953) | |
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The stareye lightfish (Pollichthys mauli) is a species in the monotypic genus of Pollichthys. They are small stomiiform fishes found in oceans throughout the world. The maximum length is 6 cm.