Metalic Seabass

Malakichthys barbatus

Elongated Seabass from Indo West Pacific

Temperate
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Temperate fish

Malakichthys barbatus is a species of ray-finned fish found in the oceans of the Indo-west Pacific: Japan, South China Sea and Australia at depths ranging from 100 – 600 meters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Malakichthyidae
Genus: Malakichthys
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Indo-west Pacific: Japan, South China Sea and Australia.

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