Moonlighter (fish)

Moonlighter
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Centrarchiformes
Family:	Kyphosidae
Subfamily:	Microcanthinae
Genus:	Tilodon Thominot, 1888
Species:	T. sexfasciatus
Binomial name
Tilodon sexfasciatus (J. Richardson, 1842)
Synonyms[1][2]
Genus: Paracoradion Ahl, 1923 Vinculum McCulloch, 1914 Species: Chaetodon sexfasciatus J. Richardson, 1842 Vinculum sexfasciatum (J. Richardson, 1842)

The moonlighter (Tilodon sexfasciatus), is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the family Microcanthidae. It is endemic to southern Australia, where adults can be found on rocky reefs to depths of 120 m (390 ft). Juveniles are found in much shallower waters of coves and estuaries. This species grows to 40 cm (16 in) TL. This fish is commercially important and can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of the genus Tilodon.^[3]

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tilodon sexfasciatus". FishBase. December 2019 version.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Microcanthidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Tilodon". FishBase. December 2019 version.