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Malakichthys
Malakichthys is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae. 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.
8 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 8 known species
Grey Seabass
speciesMalakichthys griseus
Splendid Seabass
speciesMalakichthys elegans
Metalic Seabass
speciesMalakichthys barbatus
Squirrel Seabass
speciesMalakichthys wakiyae
Smooth Seabass
speciesMalakichthys levis
Mesophotic Seabass
speciesMalakichthys similis
Malakichthys formosus
speciesMalakichthys formosus
Mochizuki's Seabass
speciesMalakichthys mochizuki
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 89723.