Branchiostegus

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Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Scientific name Branchiostegus Rank Genus		Phylum Chordata Family Malacanthidae Higher classification Latilinae

Similar Pagrus major, Stephanolepis cirrhifer, Nemipterus virgatus, Threeline grunt, Sebastiscus marmoratus

horsehead tilefish red blanquillo branchiostegus japonicus

Branchiostegus is a genus of tilefishes found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean.

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

Branchiostegus albus Dooley, 1978

Branchiostegus argentatus (G. Cuvier, 1830)

Branchiostegus auratus (Kishinouye, 1907)

Branchiostegus australiensis Dooley & Kailola, 1988 (Australian tilefish)

Branchiostegus doliatus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Ribbed tilefish)

Branchiostegus gloerfelti Dooley & Kailola, 1988

Branchiostegus hedlandensis Dooley & Kailola, 1988 (Port Hedland tilefish)

Branchiostegus ilocanus Herre, 1928

Branchiostegus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782) (Horsehead tilefish)

Branchiostegus paxtoni Dooley & Kailola, 1988 (Paxton's tilefish)

Branchiostegus saitoi Dooley & Iwatsuki, 2012

Branchiostegus sawakinensis Amirthalingam, 1969 (Freckled tilefish)

Branchiostegus semifasciatus (Norman, 1931) (Zebra tilefish)

Branchiostegus serratus Dooley & Paxton, 1975 (Australian barred tilefish)

Branchiostegus vittatus Herre, 1926

Branchiostegus wardi Whitley, 1932 (Ward's tilefish)

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