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Class: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Malakichthyidae Temperate ocean-basses

Genus: Malakichthys

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-west Pacific
Max. Length 18.0 cm SL
Malakichthys barbatus Yamanoue & Yoseda, 2001

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Malakichthys barbatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Malakichthys elegans Matsubara & Yamaguti, 1943

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Malakichthys elegans
[Splendid seabass]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Malakichthys griseus Döderlein, 1883

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Malakichthys griseus
[]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
Malakichthys levis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002

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Malakichthys levis
[Smooth seabass]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Malakichthys mochizuki Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002

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Malakichthys mochizuki
[Mochizuki's seabass]

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Malakichthys similis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2004

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Malakichthys similis
[]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Malakichthys wakiyae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925

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Malakichthys wakiyae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Malakichthys barbatus Indo-west Pacific 18.0 SL 2001
Malakichthys elegans Splendid seabass Indo-West Pacific 20 SL 1943
Malakichthys griseus Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1883
Malakichthys levis Smooth seabass Eastern Indian Ocean 15.9 SL 2002
Malakichthys mochizuki Mochizuki's seabass Western Pacific 14 SL 2002
Malakichthys similis Western Pacific 15 SL 2004
Malakichthys wakiyae Northwest Pacific 15 TL 1925



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