Mueller's pearlside


Mueller's pearlside or Mueller's bristle-mouth fish, Maurolicus muelleri, a marine hatchetfish of the genus Maurolicus, is found in deep tropical, subtropical and temperate waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, from the surface to depths of. Its can grow up to at maximum.

Distribution and habitat

This fish is found around the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. They are found in most of the Atlantic Ocean and found around South America in the Pacific Ocean. It mainly lives in depths of around during the day, but can be found as shallow as during the nighttime. They can be found in depths of at least at maximum. It lives in tropical, subtropical and temperate waters in the deep sea.

Description

Maurolicus muelleri is silver. They have 9 to 11 dorsal soft rays and 19 to 24 anal soft rays. They can grow up to at maximum length, but usually grows up to.

Ecology

Diet

Mueller's pearlsides feed on copepods and euphausiids.

Behavior

Mueller's pearlside follow the diel migration, occurring at shallower depths during the night than during the day.

Life cycle

This fish becomes sexually mature at about one year of age.

Reproduction

Between March and September, spawning occurs. Females lay about 200 to 500 eggs. Adults spawn at least two times in a lifetime.