Stareye lightfish

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.^[1]

Stareye lightfish
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)
Synonyms
Yarrella mauli Poll, 1953

Etymology

The genus is named after the Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll^[2] who described the species in 1953, originally placing it in the genus Yarrella. The species is named after Günther Maul.^[3]