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quakerfish (Malacanthus brevirostris)
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Ecological Illustration of quakerfish (Malacanthus brevirostris)
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Malacanthidae

quakerfish

Malacanthus brevirostris

It Builds a Burrow Beneath Surface Stones

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • East Asia
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

quakerfish is a marine fish from Indo-Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 32 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Malacanthidae
Genus
Malacanthus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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