id: 490

name: Bluefish

flavor_bible_name_variants: bluefish,crayfish,monkfish,sea urchin,swordfish,tilefish

flavor_bible_pairings_ids: chile peppers chipotle,cilantro,lemon,lime juice,marjoram,mustard brown,olive oil,onions red,rosemary,sugar,thyme,tomatoes,vinegar cider,wine

status: draft

source: foodb,flavor_bible

food_db_name: Tilefish

flavor_db_name_variants: tilefish

name_scientific: Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps

description: The great northern tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps), or golden tile, is the largest species in the family Malacanthidae (tilefishes), which grows to an average length between 38 and 44 inches (970 and 1,120 mm). The great northern tilefish is a slow-growing and long-lived species, which has four stages of life. After hatching from eggs, the larvae will be found in plankton. As they grow into juveniles, the individuals will seek shelter until finding or making their own burrows. As adults, the tilefish will continue to expand its burrow in the sediment throughout its life. The diet of the larvae is unknown, but presumed to consist of zooplankton; juveniles and adults feed upon various benthic invertebrates, crustaceans and fish. After reaching sexual maturity between 5 and 7 years of age, females will lay eggs throughout the mating season for the male to fertilize, with each female laying an average of 2.3 million eggs.

itis_id: 168546

wikipedia_id: Lopholatilus_chamaeleonticeps

picture_file_name: 501.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 129328

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:30:02.000Z

legacy_id: 528

food_group: Aquatic foods

food_subgroup: Fishes

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:45.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:26.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 390349

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00490