goldface tilefish

Caulolatilus chrysops

Malacanthid Fish from the Brazilian Coast

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Caulolatilus chrysops, the Atlantic goldeneye tilefish or gold face tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Caulolatilus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina and Dry Tortugas, Florida (USA), major part of the Antilles to Rio de Janeiro, Paraná (Ref. 47377 ) and Sao Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 7251 ). Throughout Caribbean (Dooley, pers. comm., Ref. 26938 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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