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Malacanthidae
freckled tilefish
Branchiostegus sawakinensis
Malacanthid Fish Reaching Sixty Centimeters
freckled tilefish is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 60 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Malacanthidae
- Genus
- Branchiostegus
- Maximum length
- 60 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and off Durban, South Africa. Reported from the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819 ), northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978 ) and the Philippines (Ref. 9877 , 9880 ).

