Location: Wakatobi, Indonesia
Banded Blanquillo
Malacanthus brevirostris
Banded Blanquillo
Also known as: Quakerfish
Category: Tilefishes
Scientific Name: Malacanthus brevirostris
Size: Up to 12 in (36 cm)
Depth: 30-150 ft. (10-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Malacanthidae (Family)
└Malacanthus (Genus)
└M. brevirostris (Species)
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