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tilefish
noun
tile·fish
ˈtī(-ə)l-ˌfish 
: 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
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Fresh, buttery tilefish is verdant and aromatic with green garlic.
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Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lists top predator species—including tilefish, swordfish, sharks, and king mackerel—as the fish with the highest levels of mercury.
—Gia Mora, Treehugger, 8 Mar. 2023
His bouillabaisse includes pan-fried American tilefish.
—Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2022
While high levels of PAHs were expected in tilefish, which live in seafloor burrows where oil and PAHs are still found, the levels have been increasing over time.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Apr. 2020
Greg Abrams, owner of Greg Abrams Seafood in Panama City, Fla., said his company also harvests golden tilefish in some of the areas slated for closure.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2019
Greg Abrams, owner of Greg Abrams Seafood in Panama City, Florida, said his company also harvests golden tilefish in some of the areas slated for closure.
—Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2019
Today’s first plate featured kawahagi, tilefish, topped with its own liver; toro, ultra-fatty tuna; grilled sawara, Spanish mackerel; and stewed hotari-ika, firefly squid.
—Tom Downey, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2018
Higher-mercury fish include swordfish, king mackerel, marin, orange roughy, and tilefish.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 13 July 2018
Melissa Clark, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2023
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lists top predator species—including tilefish, swordfish, sharks, and king mackerel—as the fish with the highest levels of mercury.
—Gia Mora, Treehugger, 8 Mar. 2023
His bouillabaisse includes pan-fried American tilefish.
—Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2022
While high levels of PAHs were expected in tilefish, which live in seafloor burrows where oil and PAHs are still found, the levels have been increasing over time.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Apr. 2020
Greg Abrams, owner of Greg Abrams Seafood in Panama City, Fla., said his company also harvests golden tilefish in some of the areas slated for closure.
—BostonGlobe.com, 15 Nov. 2019
Greg Abrams, owner of Greg Abrams Seafood in Panama City, Florida, said his company also harvests golden tilefish in some of the areas slated for closure.
—Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2019
Today’s first plate featured kawahagi, tilefish, topped with its own liver; toro, ultra-fatty tuna; grilled sawara, Spanish mackerel; and stewed hotari-ika, firefly squid.
—Tom Downey, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2018
Higher-mercury fish include swordfish, king mackerel, marin, orange roughy, and tilefish.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 13 July 2018
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Word History
Etymology
tile- modification of New Latin Lopholatilus
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
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