| Family: |
Malakichthyidae (Temperate ocean-basses) |
| Max. size: |
15 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan, China, Philippines and Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 10-15. Length of anal fin base shorter than length of longest anal fin ray. shape of 1st pterygiophore of anal fin spine-like, with a shallow groove long the anterior edge. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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