Malakichthyidae
Family of ray-finned fishes
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Malakichthyidae is a small family of ray-finned fishes, sometimes known as the temperate ocean-basses, in the order Acropomatiformes.[1] Its members were formerly included in the lanternbelly family Acropomatidae.
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Acropomatiformes
Family:Malakichthyidae
Jordan & Richardson, 1910[1]
Jordan & Richardson, 1910[1]
| Malakichthyidae | |
|---|---|
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| Malakichthys griseus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Malakichthyidae Jordan & Richardson, 1910[1] |
| Genera | |
Genera
The following genera are included in the family:[2]
- Hemilutjanus Bleeker, 1876
- Malakichthys Döderlein, 1883
- Verilus Poey, 1860
