Malakichthys

Malakichthys
Malakichthys griseus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Malakichthyidae
Genus: Malakichthys
Döderlein, 1883
Type species
Malakichthys griseus
Döderlein, 1883
Synonyms

Satsuma Smith & Pope, 1906

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.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Malakichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Malakichthyidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 Yamanoue, Y. and K. Yoseda. (2001). A new species of the genus Malakichthys (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) from Japan. Ichthyological Research 48(3) 257-61.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Malakichthys". FishBase. December 2012 version.