Main Entry: tile·fish

Pronunciation: \ˈtī(-ə)l-ˌfish\

Function: noun

Etymology: tile- modification of New Latin Lopholatilus

Date: 1881

: any of various marine bony fishes (family Malacanthidae) used as food; especially : a large fish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) of deep waters of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico with a fleshy appendage on the head and yellow spots on the upper body and some of its fins

[tilefish illustration]