Malakichthyidae

Metalic Seabass

Malakichthys barbatus

Elongated Seabass from Indo West Pacific

• Temperate
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium
• Temperate fish

Malakichthys barbatus is a species of ray-finned fish found in the oceans of the Indo-west Pacific: Japan, South China Sea and Australia at depths ranging from 100 – 600 meters.