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Malacocephalus Günther, 1862

AphiaID

125753 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:125753)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Macrourinae Bonaparte, 1831

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Subgenus Malacocephalus (Malacocephalus)
1. Species Malacocephalus (Malacocephalus) laevis (Lowe, 1843) represented as Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)
Species Malacocephalus boretzi Sazonov, 1985
Species Malacocephalus hawaiiensis Gilbert, 1905
Species Malacocephalus laevis (Lowe, 1843)
Species Malacocephalus luzonensis Gilbert & Hubbs, 1920
Species Malacocephalus nipponensis Gilbert & Hubbs, 1916
Species Malacocephalus occidentalis Goode & Bean, 1885
Species Malacocephalus okamurai Iwamoto & Arai, 1987

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Malacocephalus Günther, 1862. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125753 on 2026-06-29

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

van der Land, Jacob

2006-09-25 06:54:45Z

changed

Martinez, Olga

2013-01-04 15:09:25Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2013-03-12 07:07:31Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Nomenclature

basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]

Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco. Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source Neave, S.A. (1939 - 1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus. vol. 1-10 Online., available online at https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/126539/about [details]

additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]