| Family: |
Malakichthyidae (Temperate ocean-basses) |
| Max. size: |
20 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 165 - 208 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Japan, Indonesia and Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 10-15. Body shape and color similar to M. wakiyai and M. griseus, but differs by having a more slender body, 7 soft rays in the anal fin, and a hollow 1st pterygiophore of anal fin (Ref. 559). First proximal radials hollow (Ref. 40964). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in the continental slope (Ref. 7300). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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