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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Caulolatilus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina and Florida (USA), Bermuda, Cuba, Yucatan (Mexico), Puerto Rico, Lesser Antilles, Nicaragua, Colombia, and Venezuela (Ref. 3276 ). Probably throughout Caribbean (Dooley, pers. comm.).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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