| Branchiostegus sawakinensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Genus: | Branchiostegus |
| Species: | B. sawakinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Branchiostegus sawakinensis Amirthalingam, 1969 | |
Branchiostegus sawakinensis, the freckled tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is native to the Indo-West Pacific area. From the Red Sea and south off Durban, South Africa. Also reported from the Arafura Sea, found in northwestern Australia and around the Philippines. This species reaches a length of 45 cm (18 in).
References
- Amirthalingam, C., 1969. A new fish from the Red Sea. Sudan Notes Rec. 50:129-133
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Branchiostegus sawakinensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
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