Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Genus: Malakichthys

(See list of species below)

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Malakichthys barbatus
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Photo by Photo by CSIRO

Malakichthys elegans
[Splendid seabass]

Photo by Photo by National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan

Malakichthys griseus
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Photo by Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Malakichthys levis
[Smooth seabass]

Photo by Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Malakichthys mochizuki
[Mochizuki's seabass]

Photo by Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Malakichthys similis
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Photo by Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

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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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: AcropomatiformesFamily: Malakichthyidae Temperate ocean-bassesGenus: Malakichthys(See list of species below)

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

Genus: Malakichthys

(See list of species below)