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Malakichthys elegans Matsubara & Yamaguti, 1943 Splendid seabass |
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photo by
CSIRO |
| Family: | Malakichthyidae (Temperate ocean-basses) | |||
| Max. size: | 20 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 165 - 208 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Japan, Indonesia and Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 10-15. Body shape and color similar to M. wakiyai and M. griseus, but differs by having a more slender body, 7 soft rays in the anal fin, and a hollow 1st pterygiophore of anal fin (Ref. 559). First proximal radials hollow (Ref. 40964). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in the continental slope (Ref. 7300). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||