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Family Order: Perciformes 🍽️ 19 Edible 🎣 9 Game Fish ⚠️ 2 Venomous

Malacanthidae

Species
47
Genera
5
Max Length
125 cm
Max Weight
30.0 kg
Avg Trophic
3.56
Threatened
1

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Mexico
5 spp.
Brazil
4 spp.
Cuba
3 spp.
Suriname
3 spp.
United States
3 spp.
Trinidad and Tobago
3 spp.
Dominican Republic
2 spp.
Mauritius
2 spp.
Argentina
2 spp.
Uruguay
2 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

carnivore
100%
2
Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
612 m

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
47

🛡️ Conservation Status Distribution

LC
NT
DD
Least Concern 28
Near Threatened 3
Vulnerable 1
Endangered 1
Data Deficient 7