Malacanthus Temporal range: | |
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Malacanthus plumieri | |
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Malacanthus brevirostris | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acanthuriformes |
Family: | Malacanthidae |
Subfamily: | Malacanthinae |
Genus: | Malacanthus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
Type species | |
Coryphaena plumieri Bloch, 1786 | |
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]
There are currently three recognized species in this genus: [2]
A single fossil species is also known: [3]