Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Malacanthidae Tilefishes
Subfamily: Latilinae
Genus: Lopholatilus

(See list of species below)

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Buckley, W.

Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
[Great northern tilefish]

Photo by de Almeida, F.M.

Lopholatilus villarii
[Tile fish]

2 Species of Family Malacanthidae with Genus Lopholatilus
(Tilefishes)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1879	Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps	Great northern tilefish	Western Atlantic	125 TL
1915	Lopholatilus villarii	Tile fish	Southwest Atlantic	107 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Malacanthidae TilefishesSubfamily: LatilinaeGenus: Lopholatilus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Malacanthidae Tilefishes
Subfamily: Latilinae
Genus: Lopholatilus

(See list of species below)