A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Maurolicus kornilovorum Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus mucronatus Klunzinger, 1871 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Muller's pearlsidesMaurolicus muelleri (Gmelin, 1789) | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus parvipinnis Vaillant, 1888 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus rudjakovi Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus stehmanni Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maurolicus walvisensis Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Atlantic pearlsideMaurolicus weitzmani Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | SternoptychidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maxillicosta lopholepis Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 | NeosebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maxillicosta meridianus Motomura, Last & Gomon, 2006 | NeosebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maxillicosta raoulensis Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 | NeosebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maxillicosta reticulata (de Buen, 1961) | NeosebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maxillicosta scabriceps Whitley, 1935 | NeosebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maxillicosta whitleyi Eschmeyer & Poss, 1976 | NeosebastidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bornean Mountain MaxomysMaxomys alticola (Thomas, 1888) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Small Bornean MaxomysMaxomys baeodon (Thomas, 1894) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Bartels's Javan MaxomysMaxomys bartelsii (Jentink, 1910) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Dollman's Sulawesi MaxomysMaxomys dollmani (Ellerman, 1941) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Hellwald's Sulawesi MaxomysMaxomys hellwaldii (Jentink, 1878) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Sumatran Mountain MaxomysMaxomys hylomyoides (Robinson & Kloss, 1916) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malayan Mountain MaxomysMaxomys inas (Bonhote, 1906) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Broad-nosed Sumatran MaxomysMaxomys inflatus (Robinson & Kloss, 1916) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indochinese Mountain MaxomysMaxomys moi (Robinson & Kloss, 1922) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Musschenbroek's RatMaxomys musschenbroekii (Jentink, 1879) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mentawai Archipelago MaxomysMaxomys pagensis (Miller, 1903) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Palawan MaxomysMaxomys panglima (Robinson, 1921) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rajah RatMaxomys rajah (Thomas, 1894) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indomalayan MaxomysMaxomys surifer (Miller, 1900) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Watts's Sulawesi MaxomysMaxomys wattsi Musser, 1991 | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Whitehead's Sundaic MaxomysMaxomys whiteheadi (Thomas, 1894) | MuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Mayaheros aguadae (Hubbs, 1936) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros alborus (Hubbs, 1936) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros amarus (Hubbs, 1936) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros beani (Jordan, 1889) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros cienagae (Hubbs, 1936) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros conchitae (Hubbs, 1936) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros ericymba (Hubbs, 1938) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros mayorum (Hubbs, 1936) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros stenozonus (Hubbs, 1936) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros trispilus (Hubbs, 1935) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros troschelii (Steindachner, 1867) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros urophthalmus (Günther, 1862) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mayaheros zebra (Hubbs, 1936) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia aurora (Burgess, 1976) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia barlowi (Mckaye & Stauffer, 1986) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia benetos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia callainos (Stauffer & Hert, 1992) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia chrysomallos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia cyneusmarginata (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Maylandia emmiltos (Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.