Malacanthus
| Malacanthus Temporal range:
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| Malacanthus plumieri | |
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| Malacanthus brevirostris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Genus: | Malacanthus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Coryphaena plumieri Bloch, 1786
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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]
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848 (Quakerfish)
- Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacépède, 1801) (Blue blanquillo)
- Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch, 1786) (Sand tilefish)
A single fossil species is also known:[3]
- †Malacanthus carosii Carnevale, 2016 (Middle Miocene of Austria)
References
- ^ a b Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Malacanthus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Malacanthus". FishBase. December 2013 version.
- ^ Carnevale, Giorgio (2016-01-01). "Blanquillos (Teleostei, Malacanthidae) from the Middle Miocene of St. Margarethen in Burgenland, Austria: Palaeoenvironmental implications". Annales de Paléontologie. 102 (1): 51–57. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2016.01.003. ISSN 0753-3969.