Biology:Malacanthus
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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]
Species
There 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)
A single fossil species is also known:[3]
- †Malacanthus carosii Carnevale, 2016 (Middle Miocene of Austria)
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCoF - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Malacanthus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
- ↑ Carnevale, Giorgio (2016-01-01). "Blanquillos (Teleostei, Malacanthidae) from the Middle Miocene of St. Margarethen in Burgenland, Austria: Palaeoenvironmental implications". Annales de Paléontologie 102 (1): 51–57. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2016.01.003. ISSN 0753-3969. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753396916300039.
Wikidata ☰ Q2805130 entry
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