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Caulolatilus
Sign in to saveCaulolatilus is a genus of tilefishes native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. This genus is regarded as the least specialised of the tilefishes.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyMalacanthidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 98
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Malacanthidae
- Collections
- TCWC, USNM, SIO, ECOSUR, LACM, CICIMAR-IPN
- Recorded in
- Curacao, Mexico, United States, Ecuador, Costa Rica
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Caulolatilus is a genus of tilefishes native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. This genus is regarded as the least specialised of the tilefishes.
==Species== There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: Caulolatilus affinis T. N. Gill, 1865 (Bighead tilefish) Caulolatilus bermudensis Dooley, 1981 (Bermuda tilefish) Caulolatilus chrysops (Valenciennes, 1833) (Atlantic goldeneye tilefish) Caulolatilus cyanops Poey, 1866 (Blackline tilefish) Caulolatilus dooleyi Berry, 1978 (Bankslope tilefish) Caulolatilus guppyi Beebe & Tee-Van, 1937 (Reticulated tilefish) Caulolatilus hubbsi Dooley, 1978 (Hubbs' tilefish) Caulolatilus intermedius Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Gulf bareye tilefish) Caulolatilus microps Goode & T. H. Bean, 1878 (Grey tilefish) Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns, 1840) (Ocean whitefish) Caulolatilus williamsi Dooley & Berry, 1977 (Yellowbar tilefish)
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