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Common names: Ocean whitefish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Uncommon north of Point Conception, California (Ref. 11509). Also Ref. 6885.
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National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983
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Common names from other countries

Tile fin, Blanquillo fino, سمك أبيض محيطيّ, ... more

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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Latilidae (Deepwater tilefishes)
Etymology: Caulolatilus: Greek, kaulos = stem, stalk + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335); princeps: princeps meaning leader (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Jenyns.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien rifbewoner; diepte 10 - 91 m (Ref. 5227), usually 24 - 55 m (Ref. 5227). Subtropical; 51°N - 18°S, 129°W - 70°W

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Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands; rare north of central California, USA.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 102 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2850); max. gepubliceerd gewicht: 5.8 kg (Ref. 40637)

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Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 9; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 24 - 25; Anale stekels: 2; Anale zachte stralen: 23.

Inhabits rocky bottoms (Ref. 9119). Also found on soft sand and mud bottoms. Solitary species. Digs into the substrate for food (Ref. 5227).

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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. (Ref. 8991)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns, 1840)