Branchiostegus doliatus

Branchiostegus doliatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Branchiostegus
Species:
B. doliatus
Binomial name
Branchiostegus doliatus
(G. Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Latilus doliatus Cuvier, 1830

Branchiostegus doliatus, the ribbed tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean: including Maputo, from Mozambique to Durban, South Africa; and also in Mauritius and Reunion islands; and off Madagascar. This species reaches a length of 40.0 cm (15.7 in). [1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Branchiostegus doliatus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  • Dooley, J.K., 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae) with descriptions of two new species. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. No. 411:1-78.


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