Malapterus Gmelin 1789 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae

Parent taxon: Labridae according to M. W. Westneat and M. E. Alfaro 2005

Sister taxa: Bellwoodilabrus, Bodianus, Cheilini, Crenilabrus, Eocoris, Hypsigenyini, Julidini, Labrichthyini, Labrinae, Labrini, Labrobolcus, Labrodon, Labrus, Novaculini, Nummopalatus, Paralabrus, Phyllopharyngodon, Platylaemus, Protautoga, Pseudocheilini, Pseudolabrini, Pseudosphaerodon, Pseudovomer, Scarini, Semicossyphus, Symphodus, Taurinichthys, Trigonodontinae, Wainwrightilabrus, Zorzinilabrus

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Malapterus in the database

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