Malacanthus

== Translingual == === Etymology === Ancient Greek μαλακός (malakós, “soft”); Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha) mal- +‎ -acanthus === Proper noun === Malacanthus m A taxonomic genus within the family Malacanthidae – certain tilefishes. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Osteichthyes – superclass; Actinopterygii – superclass; Actinopteri – class; Neopterygii – subclass; Teleostei – infraclass; Perciformes – order; Percoidei – suborder; Percoidea – superfamily; Malacanthidae – family; Malacanthinae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Malacanthus plumieri (sand tilefish) – type species; Malacanthus brevirostris (quakerfish), Malacanthus latovittatus (blue blanquillo) – other species === References === Malacanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Malacanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Malacanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons