Branchiostegus sawakinensis

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.[1] This species reaches a length of 45 cm (18 in).[2]

Branchiostegus sawakinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Branchiostegus
Species:
B. sawakinensis
Binomial name
Branchiostegus sawakinensis
Amirthalingam, 1969

References

  1. Amirthalingam, C., 1969. A new fish from the Red Sea. Sudan Notes Rec. 50:129-133
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Branchiostegus sawakinensis" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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