Branchiostegus
| Branchiostegus | |
|---|---|
| Branchiostegus japonicus | |
| Ward's Tilefish (B. wardi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Subfamily: | Latilinae |
| Genus: | Branchiostegus Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Type species | |
| Coryphaenoides hottuynii Lacépède, 1801 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Branchiostegus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes, tilefishes, belonging to the family Malacanthidae. They are found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the western Pacific Ocean. Here they create burrows in soft substrates in the comparatively deep waters of the continental shelf and slope.