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

Genus: Malakichthys

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7 species (see list below)
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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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