APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

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Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- washed-up on strandline 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- head lateral view 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- head lateral view 2

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- head lateral view 3

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- head lateral view 4

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- head / jaw close-up 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- head lateral view 5

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- eye close-up 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- eye close-up 2

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- teeth 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- rear ventral lenses 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- ventral lenses 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- rear dorsal lenses close-up 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- mid-ventral lenses 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- mid-ventral lenses close-up 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- bioluminescent lenses 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- lenses / fluorescent filter 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- ventral lenses close-up 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- ventral lenses 2

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- lenses / fluorescent filter 2

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- ventral lenses close-up 2

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- ventral lenses 3

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- dorsal pattern 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- dorsal pigment spots 1

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- dorsal pigment spots 2

Pearlsides
Maurolicus muelleri
- tail 1

Species found washed-up on the strandline at Perranporth Beach, Perranporth, Cornwall. 13.03.14. SW 75670 54785.

A deep water species occasionally found washed-up on shores, especially after winter / spring storms.

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.