Malakichthys

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Malakichthys
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Acropomatidae
Genus: Malakichthys
Döderlein (de), 1883
Type species
Malakichthys griseus
Döderlein, 1883[1]
Synonyms[2]

Satsuma Smith & , 1906

Malakichthys is a genus of fish in the family Acropomatidae, the temperate ocean-basses or lanternfishes. 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.[3]

Species[]

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Malakichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Malakichthyidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Malakichthys in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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