Malakichthyidae

Splendid seabass

Malakichthys elegans

Fish Reaching Twenty Centimeters in Indonesian Waters

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

Splendid seabass is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 20 cm.