''Malakichthys'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fish or actinopterygians, is a class of bony fish that comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. They are so called because of their lightly built fins made of webbings of sk ...

in the family

Malakichthyidae Malakichthyidae is a small family of ray-finned fishes, sometimes known as the temperate ocean-basses, in the order Acropomatiformes. Its members were formerly included in the lanternbelly family Acropomatidae. Genera The following genera are ...

. They are native to the

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and the western

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. 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.Yamanoue, Y. and K. Yoseda. (2001)
A new species of the genus ''Malakichthys'' (Perciformes: Acropomatidae) from Japan.
''Ichthyological Research'' 48(3) 257-61.

Species

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus: * '' Malakichthys barbatus'' Yamanoue & Yoseda, 2001 * '' Malakichthys elegans''

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& Yamaguti, 1943 – splendid seabass * ''

Malakichthys griseus ''Malakichthys griseus'' is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Malakichthyidae Malakichthyidae is a small family of ray-finned fishes, sometimes known as the temperate ocean-basses, in the order Acropomatiformes. Its members were forme ...

'' Döderlein ( de), 1883 – silvergray seabass * '' Malakichthys levis'' Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002 – smooth seabass * '' Malakichthys mochizuki'' Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002 – Mochizuki's seabass * '' Malakichthys similis'' Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2004 * '' Malakichthys wakiyae''

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& C. L. Hubbs, 1925

References

Taxa named by Ludwig Heinrich Philipp Döderlein {{Acropomatiformes-stub