Biology:Malacanthus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Malacanthus
Malacanthus plumieri.jpg
Malacanthus plumieri
Malacanthidae - Malacanthus brevirostris.jpg
Malacanthus brevirostris
Scientific classification e
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
Synonyms[1]
  • Oceanops D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906
  • Dikellorhynchus J. L. B. Smith, 1956

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 brevirostris, head

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2805130 entry