Branchiostegus albus

Branchiostegus albus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Branchiostegus
Species:
B. albus
Binomial name
Branchiostegus albus
Dooley, 1978

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

References

  1. ^ Dooley, J.K., 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae) with descriptions of two new species. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. No. 411:1-78.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Branchiostegus albus". FishBase. February 2015 version.


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