Tilefishes are mostly small perciform marine fish comprising the family Malacanthidae. They are usually found in sandy areas, especially near coral reefs.
Branchiostegus japonicus, the horsehead tilefish, Japanese horsehead tilefish or the red tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Branchiostegus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, tilefishes belonging to the family Malacanthidae. They are found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. Here they create burrows in soft substrates in the comparatively deep waters of the continental shelf and slope.
Microcotyle branchiostegi is a species of monogenean, parasitic on the gills of a marine fish. It belongs to the family Microcotylidae.
Branchiostegus albus, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is native to the Northwest Pacific, from southern Japan to the East China Sea. This species reaches a length of 45 cm (18 in).
Branchiostegus australiensis, the Australian tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from off of Sumatra, Indonesia to Shark Bay, in Western Australia. This species reaches a length of 26.6 cm (10.5 in).
Branchiostegus hedlandensis, the Port Hedland tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-West Pacific, from off of Sumatra, Indonesia to Shark Bay, in Western Australia. This species reaches a length of 26.0 cm (10.2 in).
Branchiostegus paxtoni, or Paxton's tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Eastern Indian Ocean and is known only from a locality 190 km northwest of Port Hedland, Western Australia. This species reaches a length of 25.5 cm (10.0 in).
Branchiostegus gloerfelti, the Australian tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. So far it has only been found in the southwest Sumatra to Bali Strait in Indonesia. This species reaches a length of 25.5 cm (10.0 in).
Branchiostegus saitoi, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Philippines. This species reaches a length of 32.9 cm (13.0 in).
Branchiostegus serratus, the Australian barred tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in eastern Australia. This species reaches a length of 28.5 cm (11.2 in).
Branchiostegus vittatus is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found around Manila in the Philippines. This species reaches a length of 24 cm (9.4 in).
Branchiostegus ilocanus is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found around the Philippines. This species reaches a length of 27 cm (11 in).
Branchiostegus wardi, or Ward's tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found from Australia to New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. This species reaches a length of 40 cm (16 in).
Branchiostegus argentatus is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is from the East and South China seas. This species reaches a length of 27.3 cm (10.7 in).
Branchiostegus semifasciatus is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is from the Eastern Atlantic, from Casablanca, Morocco to Baia dos Tigres, Angola. They are spotted rarely north of Dakar, Senegal. This species reaches a length of 60 cm (24 in).
Branchiostegus auratus is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Western Pacific, from southern Japan and also in the East China Sea. This species reaches a length of 30 cm (12 in).
Branchiostegus sawakinensis, the freckled tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is native to the Indo-West Pacific area. From the Red Sea and south off Durban, South Africa. Also reported from the Arafura Sea, found in northwestern Australia and around the Philippines. This species reaches a length of 45 cm (18 in).
Branchiostegus biendong is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in Vietnam.
Branchiostegus okinawaensis is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in Okinawa.
