Grey Seabass
📖 Overview
Grey Seabass (Malakichthys griseus), first described by Döderlein, 1883 is a medium-sized fish in the family Malakichthyidae (order Acropomatiformes). Adults typically reach 15.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Tropical waters. It is broadly omnivorous, taking invertebrates, plant matter, and detritus.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 10 - 15. Length of anal fin base shorter than length of longest anal fin ray. shape of 1st pterygiophore of anal fin spine-like, with a shallow groove long the anterior edge.: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Grey Seabass is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic. Tropical West Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan, China, Philippines and Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Grey Seabass |
| 🌍CES | kanicovka šedá |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Omehata · オオメハタ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Cabrilha-japonesa |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Серый малакихт |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 大面側仔 · 灰軟魚 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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