Tile fish (Lopholatilus villarii)

Scientific name: Lopholatilus villarii Miranda Ribeiro, 1915

Tile fish (Lopholatilus villarii)

The Tile fish (Lopholatilus villarii) is a marine fish of the family Malacanthidae. Native range: Southwest Atlantic, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina.

Species facts

Scientific name
Lopholatilus villarii
Family
Malacanthidae (Tilefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
107
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=5-8)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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