tilefish

English
A tilefish

Etymology

tile +‎ fish

Noun

tilefish (plural tilefish or tilefishes)

  1. Any of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
    • 2008 January 30, Nick Fox, “Taking Worry Off the Plate”, in New York Times‎:
      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.

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