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Branchiostegus auratus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Acanthuriformes
Family:	Malacanthidae
Genus:	Branchiostegus
Species:	B. auratus
Binomial name
Branchiostegus auratus (Kishinouye, 1907)

Branchiostegus auratus is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Western Pacific, from southern Japan and also in the East China Sea. This species reaches a length of 30 cm (12 in).

References

1. Yoshino, T., W. Hiramatsu, O. Tabata and Y. Hayashi, 1984. First record of the tilefish, Branchiostegus argentatus (Cuvier) from Japanese waters, with a discussion on the validity of B. auratus (Kishinouye). Galaxea 3:145-151.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Branchiostegus auratus". FishBase. February 2015 version.

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