Caulolatilus princeps
blanquillo, cabezudo, Ocean whitefish
Elongate, heavy body with smallish mouth. Back silvery light gray to brown; belly white; may have some bluish tinting. Fins often yellowish and may have bluish stripes. Size: At least 50 cm
Habitat: Soft sand and mud bottoms; dig in bottom or food. Solitary.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopteri
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Family
Malacanthidae
Genus
Caulolatilus
Species
princeps
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Caulolatilus affinis Hildebrand, 1946, Dekaya anomala Cooper, 1863, Latilus princeps Jenyns, 1840, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Taxon origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Eastern Pacific; Southern California to Peru and Ecuador in the Galápagos Islands. Indo-Pacific. Brittish Columbia to Peru and all oceanic islands of the Eastern Pacific except Clipperton
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