Malacanthus brevirostris | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Malacanthus brevirostris
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Perciformes
  • Family » Malacanthidae
  • Genus » Malacanthus
  • Species » brevirostris
  • Malacanthus brevirostris
    (Quakerfish)
  • Description »  

    Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 60 m , usually 14 - 45 m . Tropical; 22°C - 28°C ; 32°N - 32°S

    Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 32.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 26.5 cm SL male/unsexed; ; max. published weight: 61.16 g

    Dorsal spines (total): 1 - 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 52 - 56; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 46 - 55. Body shape (shape guide): elongated;  Cross section: circular.

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Panabo Public Market]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
  • Species ID by »  
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   [DNSC_2018_081A]
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:18 August 2023 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524484
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Sept. 13, 2024, 6:57 p.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    ATCGGCACCCTTTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGAACCGCCCTAAGCTTACTCATCCGAGCAGAACTAAGCCAACCAGGGGCCCTTCTGGGAGACGACCAAATTTATAATGTAATTGTTACAGCACATGCCTTTGTAATAATTTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATCATGATTGGTGGCTTTGGAAATTGACTAATCCCTCTAATAATTGGAGCCCCTGATATAGCATTTCCTCGAATAAACAACATGAGTTTCTGACTTCTTCCCCCCTCTTTCTTGCTTCTGCTAGCTTCCTCTGGGGTAGAGGCAGGGGCGGGTACAGGGTGAACCGTTTACCCGCCATTAGCCGGGAACCTGGCACACGCGGGAGCATCCGTCGACCTCACTATTTTCTCTCTTCACCTGGCCGGTATCTCCTCAATCTTAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTACAACAATTATTAATATGAAACCCCCAGCAACCTCTCAGTACCAAGTACCTTTATTCGTCTGGTCCGTGTTAATTACAGCCGTGCTTCTACTCTTATCCCTACCAGTCCTTGCAGCTGGAATCACTATGCTTCTCACTGACCGAAACCTAAATACAACTTTCTTCGACCCTGCTGGAGGTGGAGATCCTATTCTCTATCAACATCTATTCTGA

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