Caulolatilus

Caulolatilus
Blackline Tilefish (C. cyanops)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Latilidae
Genus:	Caulolatilus T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Latilus chrysops Valenciennes, 1833 [1]
Synonyms [1]
DekayaJ. G. Cooper, 1863

Caulolatilus is a genus of tilefishes native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. ^[2] This genus is regarded as the least specialised of the tilefishes. ^[3]

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus: ^[2]

• Caulolatilus affinis T. N. Gill, 1865 (Bighead tilefish)
• Caulolatilus bermudensis Dooley, 1981 (Bermuda tilefish)
• Caulolatilus chrysops (Valenciennes, 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 of the latter taxon. ^[4]

References

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Malacanthidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 9 March 2021.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Caulolatilus". FishBase . December 2013 version.
3. James K. Dooley (1978). "Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two species" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Technical Report NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Circular. 411: 1–78.
4. Robert N. Lea & Richard F. Feeney (2016). "Status of two species of tilefish Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns) and C. hubbsi Dooley, originally described from the Galápagos Islands" (PDF). Galapagos Research. 68: 10–12.