Branchiostegus japonicus

Branchiostegus japonicus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Branchiostegus
Species:
B. japonicus
Binomial name
Branchiostegus japonicus
(Houttuyn, 1782)
Synonyms
  • Coryphaena japonica Houttuyn, 1782
  • Latilus japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
  • Coryphaena branchiostega Linnaeus, 1766 (ambiguous name, questionably applied to this species)
  • Coryphaenoides hottuynii Lacépède, 1801 (ambiguous name, questionably applied to this species)
  • Latilus ruber Kishinouye, 1907

Branchiostegus japonicus, the horsehead tilefish, Japanese horsehead tilefish, red amadai or the red tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean.

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