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''Caulolatilus'' is a
genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
tilefish 250px, Blue blanquillo, ''Malacanthus latovittatus'' Tilefishes are mostly small perciform marine fish comprising the family Malacanthidae. They are usually found in sandy areas, especially near coral reefs. Commercial fisheries exist for th ...
es native to the
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and
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coasts of the
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. This genus is regarded as the least specialised and the most basal of the tilefishes.


Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: * '' Caulolatilus affinis'' T. N. Gill, 1865 (Bighead tilefish) * '' Caulolatilus bermudensis'' Dooley, 1981 (Bermuda tilefish) * ''
Caulolatilus chrysops ''Caulolatilus chrysops'', the Atlantic goldeneye tilefish or gold face tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the Family (biology), family Malacanthidae. It occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean. Description ''C ...
'' (
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, 1833)
(Atlantic goldeneye tilefish) * '' Caulolatilus cyanops'' Poey, 1866 (Blackline tilefish) * '' Caulolatilus dooleyi'' Berry, 1978 (Bankslope tilefish) * '' Caulolatilus guppyi'' Beebe & Tee-Van, 1937 (Reticulated tilefish) * '' Caulolatilus hubbsi'' Dooley, 1978 (Hubbs' tilefish) * '' Caulolatilus intermedius'' Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Gulf bareye tilefish) * '' Caulolatilus microps'' Goode & T. H. Bean, 1878 (Grey tilefish) * '' Caulolatilus princeps'' ( Jenyns, 1840) (Ocean whitefish) * '' Caulolatilus williamsi'' Dooley & Berry, 1977 (Yellowbar tilefish) Studies have shown that ''C. hubbsi'' is not readily distinguishable from ''C. princeps'' and should be treated as a
junior synonym The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...
of the latter taxon.


References

Malacanthidae {{Perciformes-stub