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Malacanthidae
ocean whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps
One Hundred Two Centimeters Malacanthid Fish of the Pacific Ocean
- White
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- North America
- South America
- Elongated
- Large
- Tropical fish
White
Tropical
Regional distribution
Elongated
Largeocean whitefish is known around Eastern Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and records give a maximum length of 102 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Malacanthidae
- Genus
- Caulolatilus
- Maximum length
- 102 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands; rare north of central California, USA.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
