Species: Caulolatilus chrysops, Goldface tilefish
inner pectoral base yellow
Caulolatilus chrysops (Valenciennes, 1833)
Goldface tilefish
Body robust, quadrangular, depth 21-34% of SL; head relatively deep, rounded in profile; fleshy ridge along midline before dorsal fin; operculum with a short, blunt spine; vertical edge of preoperculum serrated; no barbel on rear edge of top lip; 17-21 gill rakers; dorsal fin VIII, 23-25 rays; anal I-II, 20-26; pectoral fin 18, rarely 19; tail fin slightly concave; scales rough on body, smooth on head; pored lateral line scales 79-89; with scales on bone between preoperculum and operculum.
Body violet with light yellow cast on back, fading to white below; a broad bright yellow stripe overlaying a blue background under eye; iris yellow; dorsal fin with white base, grey & yellow mottling above that and a white margin; a black area above pectoral fin, inner fin base yellow; anal fin white and grey; tail fin with small yellow spots.
Reaches 60 cm.
Lives on rubble bottoms.
Depth range: 76-244 m, usually between ~90-200 m.
North Carolina to Brazil.
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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- Sand & gravel
- FishBase Habitat
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- Demersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Data
- Global Endemism
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- West Atlantic Endemic
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Extends N + S of GC
- Extends South of GC
- Continent + Island (s)
- Also in Brazil
- Island (s)
- GC non-endemic
- Continent
- Extends North of GC
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- IUCN Red List
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- Not evaluated / Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Depth Range Max
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- 244
- Depth Range Min
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- 76
- Length Max
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- 60
