Malacanthus is a small genus of tilefishes, family Malacanthidae.[1] They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[2]
Malacanthus | |
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Malacanthus plumieri | |
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Malacanthus brevirostris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Malacanthidae |
Subfamily: | Malacanthinae |
Genus: | Malacanthus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
Type species | |
Coryphaena plumieri Bloch, 1786
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848 (Quakerfish)
- Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacépède, 1801) (Blue blanquillo)
- Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch, 1786) (Sand tilefish)
References
edit- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Malacanthus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Malacanthus in FishBase. December 2013 version.