About The Word Tilefish
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Tilefish
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What's The Definition Of Tilefish?
[n] yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters
[n] important marine food fishes Synonyms | Synonyms for Tilefish: blanquillo | Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Related Terms | Find terms related to Tilefish: See Also | Branchiostegidae | family Branchiostegidae | genus Lopholatilus | Lopholatilus | percoid | percoid fish | percoidean Tilefish In Webster's Dictionary \Tile"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large, edible, deep-water food fish ({Lopholatilus
cham[ae]leonticeps}) more or less thickly covered with large,
round, yellow spots.
Note: It was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United
States in 1880, and was abundant in 1881, but is
believed to have become extinct in 1882.
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