Malacanthus brevirostris
| Malacanthus brevirostris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Genus: | Malacanthus |
| Species: | M. brevirostris
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| Binomial name | |
| Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848
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| Synonyms | |
Malacanthus brevirostris, the quakerfish, flagtail blanquillo, false whiting or stripetail tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.