Malacanthus brevirostris

Malacanthus brevirostris

Scientific name	Malacanthus brevirostris
Descriptor	Guichenot
Year of description	1848
IUCN category (World)	NE
Family	Malacanthidae
Genus	Malacanthus

Introduction

Malacanthus brevirostris is a salt water fish.

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Who is it?

Morphology

Average size

26.5 cm
Maximum size

32 cm

Average size

26.5 cm
Maximum size

32 cm

How to recognize Malacanthus brevirostris ?

Malacanthus brevirostris measures between 26.5 and 32 cm. This fish is unicolore with a predominantly blanc body.

Behaviour & Life cycle

diet

carnivorous
Sociability

living as a couple or alone
territorial

No
Way of living

diurnal

Malacanthus brevirostris is a fish living as a couple or alone naturally found near the rocks. This species is carnivorous .

Although Malacanthus brevirostris is non-territorial, it is sometimes aggressive towards other species.

Reproduction

Reproduction

ovipare

Malacanthus brevirostris is a fish ovipare.

Harmless species

This species does not represent any particular threats to humans when encountered in its natural environment.

Where to find it?

Origin

Bay of Bengal Great Barrier Reef mer d'Oman Philippine Sea South East Asian Seas Indonesian seas East Indian Ocean western Indian Ocean Western Tropical Pacific Ocean Oceania

Conservation status of populations (IUCN)

World : NE

Where to see this species?

What is its habitat?

Natural environment characteristics

Temperature

24 - 29 °C
Depth

0 - 60 m

Biotope presentation

Malacanthus brevirostris is most often found at a depth between 0m and 60m. However, it is not impossible to find this species at other depths.

Species of the same biotope

five-banded sergeant-major Pomacentridae

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Species of the same family

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