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. They are native to the western

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Oceans.

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus: * '' Malacanthus brevirostris'' Guichenot, 1848 (Quakerfish) * ''

Malacanthus latovittatus The blue blanquillo (''Malacanthus latovittatus''), also known as the banded blanquillo, striped blanquillo, false whiting, sand tilefish or eye of the sea, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. ...

'' ( Lacépède, 1801) (Blue blanquillo) * '' Malacanthus plumieri'' (

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, 1786) (Sand tilefish)

References

Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier {{Acanthuriformes-stub