• Malacanthus Cuvier, 1829
• Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848
• Malacanthus hoedti Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848
• Malacanthus hoedtii Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848
• Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède, 1801)
• Malacanthus parvipinnis Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875 accepted as Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848
• Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch, 1786)
• Malacanthus radiatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 accepted as Siphonognathus radiatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)
• Malacanthus taeniatus Valenciennes, 1839 accepted as Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède, 1801)
• Malacanthus trachinus Valenciennes, 1841 accepted as Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch, 1786)
• Malacanthus urichthys Fowler, 1904 accepted as Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède, 1801)