Branchiostegus semifasciatus is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is from the Eastern Atlantic, from Casablanca, Morocco to Baia dos Tigres, Angola. They are spotted rarely north of Dakar, Senegal.[1] This species reaches a length of 60 cm (24 in). [2]
Branchiostegus semifasciatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Malacanthidae |
Genus: | Branchiostegus |
Species: | B. semifasciatus
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Binomial name | |
Branchiostegus semifasciatus (Norman, 1931)
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Synonyms | |
Latilus semifasciatus Norman, 1931 |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Branchiostegus semifasciatus". FishBase. February 2015 version.