Malacanthus
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| Malacanthus Temporal range: | |
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| Malacanthus plumieri | |
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| Malacanthus brevirostris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Genus: | Malacanthus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Coryphaena plumieri Bloch, 1786 | |
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Malacanthus is a small genus of tilefishes, family Malacanthidae.[1] They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[2]
