Malacanthus | |
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Malacanthus plumieri | |
Malacanthus brevirostris | |
Scientific 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
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
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