Lopholatilus
| Lopholatilus | |
|---|---|
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| Great Northern Tilefish (L. chamaeleonticeps) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Genus: | Lopholatilus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 |
| Type species | |
| Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 | |
Lopholatilus is a small genus of tilefishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.[1]
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 (Great northern tilefish)
- Lopholatilus villarii A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 (Tile fish)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Lopholatilus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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