tilefish

Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.

Noun

  1. Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
    • The federal Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency advise women and children to avoid king mackerel, shark, swordfish and tilefish, and limit their consumption of some tuna. - 2008 January...

Origin

From tile + fish.

Forms

tilefish tilefishes

Synonyms

blanquillo

Derived

atlantic goldeye tilefish bankslope tilefish Bermuda tilefish bighead tilefish blackline tilefish chameleon sand tilefish dusky tilefish freckled tilefish great northern tilefish grey tilefish gulf bareye tilefish Hubbs' tilefish ocean whitefish pastel tilefish purple sand tilefish red tilefish redback sand tilefish reticulated tilefish ribbed tilefish sand tilefish Starck's tilefish stripetail tilefish yellow tilefish yellowbar tilefish