Biology:Caulolatilus hubbsi

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Short description: Species of fish

Caulolatilus hubbsi
Caulolatilus hubbsi.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Caulolatilus
Species:
C. hubbsi
Binomial name
Caulolatilus hubbsi
Dooley, 1978

Caulolatilus hubbsi, the Hubbs's tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.[2] Its specific name honours the American ichthyologist Carl Leavitt Hubbs (1894-1979).[3] Studies have shown that this taxon is not readily distinguishable from Caulolatilus princeps and should be treated as a junior synonym of C. princeps.[4][5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2010096 entry