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Tilefishes
Malacanthidae
Tilefishes or sand tilefishes are mostly small percomorph marine fish comprising the family Malacanthidae. They are usually found in sandy, shallow areas, especially near coral reefs. Exceptionally colorful species of tilefish are favored for aquariums.
2 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 16 known species
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Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49170.