Malakichthys
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| Malakichthys | |
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| Malakichthys griseus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Malakichthyidae |
| Genus: | Malakichthys Döderlein (de), 1883 |
| Type species | |
| Malakichthys griseus Döderlein, 1883[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
Malakichthys is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Fish of this genus are characterized by their small villiform teeth, 3 anal fin spines, 10 dorsal fin spines, and anus located near the anal fin origin.[3]
