Biology:Lopholatilus villarii

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Short description: Species of fish

Lopholatilus villarii
Lopholatilus villarii.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Lopholatilus
Species:
L. villarii
Binomial name
Lopholatilus villarii
Miranda Ribeiro, 1915
Synonyms[1]

Lopholatilus abbreviatus Lahille, 1930

Lopholatilus villarii, the tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is native to the western South Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.[1] This species was first formally described in 1915 by the Brazilian naturalist Alpilio de Miranda Ribeiro (1874-1939) with the type locality given as Praca do Mercado, Brazil. [2] The specific name honours the Brazilian naval captain Frederico Otávio de Lemos Villar (1875-1964) who participated in fisheries research off Brazil.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q601338 entry