Classification / Names
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) >
Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) >
Malakichthyidae (Temperate ocean-basses)
Etymology: Malakichthys: Greek, malakia = softness + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); similis: Name from Latin 'similis' for similar, refers to its similarity with Malakichthys similis..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 391 m (Ref. 76883). Tropical
Western Pacific: Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 76883)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. This species has a pair of distinct spines on chin; proximal-middle radial of first anal-fin pterygiophore straight and with long, narrow cone-shaped hollow; well developed lateral wing; anal-fin rays III, 7 (rarely 8); pectoral-fin rays 14 (rarely 13); body depth 36-41% SL; lateral line scales 46-50; 6-7 transverse scale rows above lateral line; 21-22 gill rakers on lower arm (Ref. 76883).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Yamanoue, Y. and K. Matsuura, 2004. A review of the genus Malakichthys Döderlein (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) with the description of a new species. J. Fish Biol. 65(2):511-529. (Ref. 76883)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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