Malacanthus plumieri

Malacanthus plumieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Malacanthus
Species:
M. plumieri
Binomial name
Malacanthus plumieri
(Bloch, 1786)
Synonyms
  • Coryphaena plumieri Bloch, 1786
  • Malacanthus trachinus Valenciennes, 1841
  • Dikellorhynchus tropidolepis Berry, 1958

Malacanthus plumieri, the sand tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.

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