Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Malakichthyidae Temperate ocean-basses



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16 species (see list below)
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Photo by Béarez, P.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SL
Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos (Tschudi, 1846)

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Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos
[Grape-eye seabass]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-west Pacific
Max. Length 18.0 cm SL
Malakichthys barbatus Yamanoue & Yoseda, 2001

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Malakichthys barbatus
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Malakichthys elegans Matsubara & Yamaguti, 1943

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Malakichthys elegans
[Splendid seabass]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, Taiwan

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Malakichthys griseus Döderlein, 1883

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Malakichthys griseus
[]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
Malakichthys levis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002

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Malakichthys levis
[Smooth seabass]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Malakichthys mochizuki Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002

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Malakichthys mochizuki
[Mochizuki's seabass]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Malakichthys similis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2004

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Malakichthys similis
[]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Malakichthys wakiyae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925

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Malakichthys wakiyae
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Verilus anomalus (Ogilby, 1896)

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Verilus anomalus
[Threespine cardinalfish]

Photo by Yamanoue, Y.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 24.5 cm TL
Verilus atlanticus (Mochizuki & Sano, 1984)

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Verilus atlanticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Verilus costai
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Verilus cynodon (Regan, 1921)

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Verilus cynodon
[Silver splitfin]

Photo by Justine, J.-L.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Verilus pacificus (Mochizuki, 1979)

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Verilus pacificus
[]
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Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
 
Verilus pseudomicrolepis
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Verilus sordidus Poey, 1860

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Verilus sordidus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Verilus starnesi
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos Grape-eye seabass Southeast Pacific 50 SL 1846
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
Verilus anomalus Threespine cardinalfish Indo-Pacific 15 SL 1896
Verilus atlanticus Western Atlantic 24.5 TL 1984
Verilus costai Southwest Atlantic 8.5 SL 2020
Verilus cynodon Silver splitfin Western Indian Ocean 21 SL 1921
Verilus pacificus Western Central Pacific 40 TL 1979
Verilus pseudomicrolepis Western Atlantic 14.5 SL 1940
Verilus sordidus Western Central Atlantic 30 TL 1860
Verilus starnesi Western Pacific 11.8 SL 2016



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