Branchiostegus doliatus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Genus: | Branchiostegus |
| Species: | B. doliatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Branchiostegus doliatus (G. Cuvier, 1830)
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Branchiostegus doliatus, the ribbed tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Western Indian Ocean: including Maputo, from Mozambique to Durban, South Africa; and also in Mauritius and Reunion islands; and off Madagascar. This species reaches a length of 40.0 cm (15.7 in). [1]
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Branchiostegus doliatus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- Dooley, J.K., 1978. Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae) with descriptions of two new species. NOAA Tech. Rep. NMFS Circ. No. 411:1-78.
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