Tilefish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tilefish \Tile"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
     A large, edible, deep-water food fish ({Lopholatilus
     chamaeleonticeps}) more or less thickly covered with large,
     round, yellow spots.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     Note: It was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United
           States in 1880, and was abundant in 1881, but is
           believed to have become extinct in 1882.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tilefish
       n 1: important marine food fishes [syn: {blanquillo}]
       2: yellow-spotted violet food fish of warm deep waters [syn: {Lopholatilus
          chamaeleonticeps}]
       [also: {tilefishes} (pl)]