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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Latilidae Deepwater tilefishes

Genus: Branchiostegus

(See list of species below)


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16 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Branchiostegus albus Northwest Pacific 45 TL 1978
Branchiostegus argentatus Western Pacific 27.3 SL 1830
Branchiostegus auratus Western Pacific 30 TL 1907
Branchiostegus australiensis Australian tilefish Indo-West Pacific 26.6 SL 1988
Branchiostegus doliatus Ribbed tilefish Western Indian Ocean 40 TL 1830
Branchiostegus gloerfelti Indo-West Pacific 24 SL 1988
Branchiostegus hedlandensis Port Hedland tilefish Eastern Indian Ocean 26 SL 1988
Branchiostegus ilocanus Western Central Pacific 27 SL 1928
Branchiostegus japonicus Horsehead tilefish Western Pacific 46 TL 1782
Branchiostegus paxtoni Paxton's tilefish Eastern Indian Ocean 25.5 SL 1988
Branchiostegus saitoi Pacific Ocean 32.9 SL 2012
Branchiostegus sawakinensis Freckled tilefish Indo-West Pacific 60 TL 1969
Branchiostegus semifasciatus Zebra tilefish Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1931
Branchiostegus serratus Australian barred tilefish Western Pacific 28.5 SL 1975
Branchiostegus vittatus Western Pacific 24 SL 1926
Branchiostegus wardi Ward's tilefish Western Pacific 40 SL 1932



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013