Malakichthys is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
| Malakichthys | |
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| Malakichthys griseus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Malakichthyidae |
| Genus: | Malakichthys Döderlein (de), 1883 |
| Type species | |
| Malakichthys griseus Döderlein, 1883[1]
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Fish of this genus are characterized by their small villiform teeth, 3 anal fin spines, 10 dorsal fin spines, and anus located near the anal fin origin.[3]
Species
editThere are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[4]
- Malakichthys barbatus Yamanoue & Yoseda, 2001[3]
- Malakichthys elegans Matsubara & Yamaguti, 1943 – splendid seabass
- Malakichthys griseus Döderlein (de), 1883 – silvergray seabass
- Malakichthys levis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002 – smooth seabass
- Malakichthys mochizuki Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002 – Mochizuki's seabass
- Malakichthys similis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2004
- Malakichthys wakiyae D. S. Jordan & C. L. Hubbs, 1925
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Malakichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Malakichthyidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ a b Yamanoue, Y. and K. Yoseda. (2001). A new species of the genus Malakichthys (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) from Japan. Ichthyological Research 48(3) 257-61.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Malakichthys". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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