Malacanthus

Malacanthus
Malacanthus plumieri
Malacanthus brevirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
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

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


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