Caulolatilus

Caulolatilus is a genus of tilefishes native to the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of the Americas.^[2] This genus is regarded as the least specialised and the most basal of the tilefishes.^[3]

Caulolatilus
Blackline Tilefish (C. cyanops)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Malacanthidae
Subfamily:	Latilinae
Genus:	Caulolatilus T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Latilus chrysops Valenciennes, 1833[1]
Synonyms[1]
Dekaya J. G. Cooper, 1863

Species

There are currently 11 recognized species in this genus:^[2]

• 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.^[4]