Branchiostegus argentatus

Branchiostegus argentatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Branchiostegus
Species:
B. argentatus
Binomial name
Branchiostegus argentatus
(G. Cuvier, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Latilus argentatus Cuvier, 1830
  • Coryphaena sinensis Lacepède, 1801
  • Latilus tollardi Chabanaud, 1924
  • Branchiostegus tollardi (Chabanaud, 1924)
  • Branchiostegus tollarai (Chabanaud, 1924)
  • Branchiostegus sericus Herre, 1935

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.[1] This species reaches a length of 27.3 cm (10.7 in). [2]

References

  1. ^ Yoshino, T., W. Hiramatsu, O. Tabata and Y. Hayashi, 1984. First record of the tilefish, Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier) from Japanese waters, with a discussion on the validity of B. auratus (Kishinouye). Galaxea 3:145-151.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Branchiostegus argentatus". FishBase. February 2015 version.


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