Moonlighter (fish)

{{Short description|Species of ray-finned fish}} {{Speciesbox | image = Tilodon sexfasciatum.jpg | image_caption = | parent_authority = Thominot, 1888 | display_parents = 3 | taxon = Tilodon sexfasciatus | authority = (J. Richardson, 1842) | synonyms = Genus: * ''Paracoradion'' Ahl, 1923 * ''Vinculum'' McCulloch, 1914 Species: * ''Chaetodon sexfasciatus'' J. Richardson, 1842 * ''Vinculum sexfasciatum'' (J. Richardson, 1842) | synonyms_ref = <ref name = Fishbase>{{Fishbase|Tilodon|sexfasciatus|month=December|year=2019}}</ref><ref name = CofFF>{{Cof family|family=Microcanthidae|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref> }}

The '''moonlighter''' ('''''Tilodon sexfasciatus'''''), is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the family Microcanthidae. It is endemic to southern Australia, where adults can be found on rocky reefs to depths of {{convert|120|m|ft|abbr=on}}. Juveniles are found in much shallower waters of coves and estuaries. This species grows to {{convert|40|cm|in|abbr=on}} TL. This fish is commercially important and can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of the genus '''''Tilodon'''''.<ref>{{FishBase genus|genus= Tilodon| month = December | year = 2019}}</ref>

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Category:Microcanthinae Category:Fish described in 1842