Caulolatilus princeps (Jenyns, 1840)
Ocean whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps
photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Family:  Latilidae (Deepwater tilefishes)
Max. size:  102 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 5,760.0 g
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 91 m
Distribution:  Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands; rare north of central California, USA.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-25; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 23
Biology:  Inhabits rocky bottoms (Ref. 9119). Also found on soft sand and mud bottoms. Solitary species. Digs into the substrate for food (Ref. 5227).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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