Malacanthidae

blackline tilefish

Caulolatilus cyanops

Malacanthid Fish of the Caribbean Sea

• Black
• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• South America
• Large
• Tropical fish

Caulolatilus cyanops, the blackline tilefish or ocean whitefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.