Lopholatilus Explained

Lopholatilus is a small genus of tilefishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized extant species in this genus:

• Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Goode & T. H. Bean, 1879 (Great northern tilefish)
• Lopholatilus villarii A. Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915 (Tile fish)

There is also an extinct species:^[1]

• †Lopholatilus ereborensis Carnevale & Godfrey, 2014

Notes and References

1. Carnevale . Giorgio . Godfrey . Stephen J. . 9 September 2014 . Tilefish (Teleostei, Malacanthidae) remains from the Miocene Calvert Formation, Maryland and Virginia: taxonomical and paleoecological remarks . . 34 . 5 . 1018–1032 . 10.1080/02724634.2014.845202 .