Caulolatilus hubbsi explained

Caulolatilus hubbsi, the Hubbs's tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its specific name honours the American ichthyologist Carl Leavitt Hubbs (1894-1979).^[1] Studies have shown that this taxon is not readily distinguishable from Caulolatilus princeps and should be treated as a junior synonym of C. princeps.^[2]

Notes and References

1. James K. Dooley . 1978 . Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two species . National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Technical Report NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Circular . 411 . 1–78 .
2. Robert N. Lea . Richard F. Feeney . amp . 2016 . Status of two species of tilefish Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns) and C. hubbsi Dooley, originally described from the Galápagos Islands . Galapagos Research . 68 . 10–12 .