Biology:Malakichthys
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Malakichthys | |
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| Malakichthys griseus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Acropomatidae |
| Genus: | Malakichthys Döderlein (de), 1883 |
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| Malakichthys griseus Döderlein, 1883[1]
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Satsuma Smith & Pope, 1906 | |
Malakichthys is a genus of fish in the family Acropomatidae, the temperate ocean-basses or lanternfishes. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
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
There 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
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Malakichthys". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=4190.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Malakichthyidae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Malakichthyidae.
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Malakichthys in FishBase. December 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2729036 entry
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