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Malakichthys similis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2004

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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, north of Macabalan Pt., Mindanao I., Bohol Sea, USNM 184144 (holotype of Malakichthys similis, 15 cm SL) (Ref. 76883).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Yamanoue, Y. and K. Matsuura, 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) > Malakichthyidae (Temperate ocean-basses)
Etymology: Malakichthys: Greek, malakia = softness + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335);  similis: Name from Latin 'similis' for similar, refers to its similarity with Malakichthys similis..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 391 m (Ref. 76883).   Tropical

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