Golden tilefish
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
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- Peak months
- Typical depth
- from 250 to 1500 feet
- Typical size
- Catch minimum
- National record
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Recorded profile
- habitat summary
- Offshore along slopes and shelves from 250 to 1500 feet deep. Over mud or sand bottom and occasionally over rough bottom.
- diet
- Feed on invertebrates such as shrimp and crabs, and small fish.
- preferred bait
- squid; fresh barracuda strips; bonito chunks
- preferred lures
- heavy glow knife/torpedo jigs 500g+
- techniques
- deep-drop tandem rigs with glow; or heavy jig; target mud not rubble for goldens
- peak months
- Not recorded
States with a source record
Source evidence by state
- Florida — Golden Tilefish · enriched: myfwc.com · www.floridasportsman.com · www.floridasportsman.com · www.floridasportsman.com · myfwc.com
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