Malacanthus

Malacanthus
Malacanthus plumieri
Malacanthus brevirostris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
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
  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference FishBase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).