Caulolatilus

Genus of fishes

Caulolatilus
Blackline Tilefish (C. cyanops)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Malacanthidae
Subfamily: Latilinae
Genus: Caulolatilus
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Latilus chrysops
Valenciennes, 1833[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Dekaya J. G. Cooper, 1863

Caulolatilus is a genus of tilefishes native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas.[2] This genus is regarded as the least specialised and the most basal of the tilefishes.[3]

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • 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)

Studies have shown that C. hubbsi is not readily distinguishable from C. princeps and should be treated as a junior synonym of the latter taxon.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Malacanthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Caulolatilus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
  3. ^ James K. Dooley (1978). "Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two species" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Technical Report NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Circular. 411: 1–78.
  4. ^ Robert N. Lea & Richard F. Feeney (2016). "Status of two species of tilefish Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns) and C. hubbsi Dooley, originally described from the Galápagos Islands" (PDF). Galapagos Research. 68: 10–12.
Taxon identifiers
Caulolatilus


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