Malakichthys wakiyae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Malakichthys wakiyae is a species of deep-water ray-finned fish native to the Western Pacific, from Taiwan to the southern Sea of Japan (Korea, Japan) and New Ireland (Papua New Guinea).
Wikipedia contributors, Malakichthys wakiyae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:07:26.623215+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Malakichthys wakiyae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
- Name authority
- Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Acropomatiformes
- Family
- Malakichthyidae
- Genus
- Malakichthys
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAcropomatiformes
- familyMalakichthyidae Jordan & Richardson, 1910
- genusMalakichthys Döderlein, 1883
- speciesMalakichthys wakiyae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Malakichthys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Malakichthys barbatus Yamanoue & Yoseda, 2001 | MalakichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malakichthys elegans Matsubara & Yamaguti, 1943 | MalakichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malakichthys griseus Döderlein, 1883 | MalakichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malakichthys mochizuki Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002 | MalakichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malakichthys formosus NG, Liu & Joung, 2023 | MalakichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malakichthys levis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2002 | MalakichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malakichthys similis Yamanoue & Matsuura, 2004 | MalakichthyidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Jordan, D. S., & Hubbs, C. L. (1925). Record of fishes obtained by David Starr Jordan in Japan, 1922. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum, 10 (2): 93–346, Pls. 5–12. https://doi.org/10.5962/p.234844 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3XLST. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.