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tilefish
tile·fish T0213900 (tīl′fĭsh′)n. pl. tilefish or tile·fish·es Any of various chiefly marine fishes of the family Malacanthidae, especially Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, a reddish-blue food fish of deep Atlantic waters, having a fleshy flap on the nape and small yellow spots on the upper sides and fins.
[tile- (short for New Latin Lopholatilus, genus name : Greek lophos, crest, fin + New Latin latilus, diminutive of latus, a kind of perch, from Greek latos) + fish.]tilefish (ˈtaɪlˌfɪʃ) n, pl -fish or -fishes (Animals) a large brightly coloured deep-sea percoid food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of warm and tropical seas, esp the North American coast of the Atlantic: family Branchiostegidae[C19: from New Latin -tilus, ending of genus name Lopholatilus; perhaps also from a resemblance between its colours and patterning and ornamental tiles]tile•fish (ˈtaɪlˌfɪʃ)
n., pl. (esp. collectively) -fish, (esp. for kinds or species) -fish•es. 1. a large, brilliantly colored food fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, of deep Atlantic waters, having a flap on the head. 2. any of several related fishes. [1880–85, Amer.] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tilefish - important marine food fishes blanquillopercoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order PerciformesBranchiostegidae, family Branchiostegidae - small family of marine fishes having covered gills | | 2. |  tilefish - yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep watersLopholatilus chamaeleonticepspercoid, percoid fish, percoidean - any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformesgenus Lopholatilus, Lopholatilus - large brightly colored food fish of deep Atlantic waters |
tilefish
tilefish, common name for a superior and brilliantly colored food fish of temperate and tropical waters, marked by fleshy flaps on the top of the head and at the corners of the mouth. It is a bottom feeder reaching 3 ft (91 cm) in length and 35 lb (15.8 kg) in weight. Since it thrives only at depths of 50 to 100 fathoms (300–600 ft/91–182 m) and temperatures of about 50°F; (10°C;), it is thought that the curious and dramatic fluctuations in its abundance are caused by shifting currents of varying temperatures. The common Atlantic tilefish is the great northern tilefish, or golden tilefish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, the largest tilefish. Tilefishes are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Actinopterygii, order Perciformes, family Malacanthidae.AcronymsSeeTILtilefish
Synonyms for tilefishnoun important marine food fishesSynonymsRelated Words- percoid
- percoid fish
- percoidean
- Branchiostegidae
- family Branchiostegidae
noun yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep watersSynonyms- Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
Related Words- percoid
- percoid fish
- percoidean
- genus Lopholatilus
- Lopholatilus
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