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Malacanthus Cuvier, 1829

AphiaID

204377 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:204377)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Malacanthinae Poey, 1861

Synonymised names

Dikellorhynchus Smith, 1956 · unaccepted

Oceanops Jordan & Seale, 1906 · unaccepted

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Species Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848
Species Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Species Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch, 1786)
Species Malacanthus hoedti Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848
Species Malacanthus hoedtii Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848
Species Malacanthus parvipinnis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 accepted as Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848
Species Malacanthus radiatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Siphonognathus radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
Species Malacanthus taeniatus Valenciennes, 1839 accepted as Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède, 1801)
Species Malacanthus trachinus Valenciennes, 1841 accepted as Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch, 1786) (synonym)
Species Malacanthus urichthys Fowler, 1904 accepted as Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède, 1801)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Malacanthus Cuvier, 1829. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204377 on 2026-07-07

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-06-06 22:00:00Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]