Malacanthus

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

Malacanthus
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[1]
  • Oceanops D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1906
  • Dikellorhynchus J. L. B. Smith, 1956

Species

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

References
  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Malacanthus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Malacanthus in FishBase. December 2013 version.


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