Malacanthus Poey 1861 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Malacanthidae

Parent taxon: Malacanthidae according to J. A. Ebersole et al. 2019

See also Carnevale 2016

Sister taxa: Branchisteginae, Lopholatilus

Subtaxa: Malacanthus carosii Malacanthus sulcatum

View classification

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Kummer Quarry (Miocene of Austria)

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.