title: Malacanthus
text: # Malacanthus
  
  Malacanthus is a small genus of tilefishes, family Malacanthidae. They are native to the western Atlantic Ocean and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
  
  ## Species
  
  There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
  
  * Malacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848 (Quakerfish)
  * Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacépède, 1801) (Blue blanquillo)
  * Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch, 1786) (Sand tilefish)
  