Caulolatilus
{{Short description|Genus of ray-finned fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Caulolatilus cyanops.jpg
| image_caption = Blackline Tilefish (C. cyanops)
| taxon = Caulolatilus
| authority = T. N. Gill, 1862
| type_species = Latilus chrysops
| type_species_authority = Valenciennes, 1833{{Cof family | family = Malacanthidae | access-date = 9 March 2021}}
| synonyms =
- Dekaya J. G. Cooper, 1863
}}
Caulolatilus is a genus of tilefishes native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas. This genus is regarded as the least specialised and the most basal of the tilefishes.{{cite journal | author = James K. Dooley | year = 1978 | title = Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two species | journal = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Technical Report NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) Circular | volume = 411 | pages = 1–78 | url = https://spo.nmfs.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy-pdfs/CIRC411.pdf}}
Species
There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Caulolatilus| month = December | year = 2013}}
- Caulolatilus affinis T. N. Gill, 1865 (Bighead tilefish)
- Caulolatilus bermudensis Dooley, 1981 (Bermuda tilefish)
- Caulolatilus chrysops (Valenciennes, 1833) (Atlantic goldeneye tilefish)
- Caulolatilus cyanops Poey, 1866 (Blackline tilefish)
- Caulolatilus dooleyi Berry, 1978 (Bankslope tilefish)
- Caulolatilus guppyi Beebe & Tee-Van, 1937 (Reticulated tilefish)
- Caulolatilus hubbsi Dooley, 1978 (Hubbs' tilefish)
- Caulolatilus intermedius Howell-Rivero, 1936 (Gulf bareye tilefish)
- Caulolatilus microps Goode & T. H. Bean, 1878 (Grey tilefish)
- Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns, 1840) (Ocean whitefish)
- Caulolatilus williamsi Dooley & Berry, 1977 (Yellowbar tilefish)
Studies have shown that C. hubbsi is not readily distinguishable from C. princeps and should be treated as a junior synonym of the latter taxon.{{cite journal | author1 = Robert N. Lea | author2 = Richard F. Feeney | name-list-style = amp | year = 2016 | title = Status of two species of tilefish Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns) and C. hubbsi Dooley, originally described from the Galápagos Islands | journal = Galapagos Research | volume = 68 | pages = 10–12 | url = https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/84318538.pdf}}