Malacanthus
| Malacanthus | |
|---|---|
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| Malacanthus brevirostris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Genus: | Malacanthus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Coryphaena plumieri Bloch, 1786 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Malacanthus is a small genus of tilefishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]
Malacanthus brevirostris, head
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848 (Quakerfish)
- Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacépède, 1801) (Blue blanquillo)
- Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch, 1786) (Sand tilefish)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Malacanthus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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