ISSN:
1095-8649
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Malakichthys Döderlein, 1883, comprises seven species: type species Malakichthys griseus Döderlein 1883, from southern Japan to north-western Australia; Malakichthys barbatusYamanoue & Yoseda, 2001, from southern Japan, the South China Sea, north-western Australia and the Coral Sea; Malakichthys elegansMatsubara & Yamaguti, 1943, from southern Japan south to the Arafura Sea; Malakichthys levisYamanoue & Matsuura, 2001, from northern Australia; Malakichthys mochizukiYamanoue & Matsuura, 2001, from the Coral Sea; Malakichthys similis sp. nov. from the Bohol Sea, Philippines; Malakichthys wakiyaeJordan & Hubbs, 1925, from southern Japan and Taiwan. Species of Malakichthys are very similar to each other in general appearance but are distinguishable by spination on the lower jaw, features of the proximal-middle radial of the first anal-fin pterygiophore, the number of anal-fin soft rays and body depth.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00469.x
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