Branchiostegus sawakinensis
Species of fish
Branchiostegus sawakinensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Malacanthidae |
Genus: | Branchiostegus |
Species: | B. sawakinensis |
Binomial name | |
Branchiostegus sawakinensis Amirthalingam, 1969 |
Branchiostegus sawakinensis, the freckled tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is native to the Indo-West Pacific area. From the Red Sea and south off Durban, South Africa. Also reported from the Arafura Sea, found in northwestern Australia and around the Philippines.[1] This species reaches a length of 45 cm (18 in).[2]