Moonlighter (fish)

Moonlighter
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Kyphosidae
Genus:	Tilodon Thominot, 1881
Species:	T. sexfasciatus
Binomial name
Tilodon sexfasciatus (J. Richardson, 1842)
Synonyms
Genus: Paracoradion C. G. E. Ahl, 1923 Vinculum McCulloch, 1914 Species: Chaetodon sexfasciatus J. Richardson, 1842 Vinculum sexfasciatum (J. Richardson, 1842)

The moonlighter, Tilodon sexfasciatus, is a species of sea chub endemic to southern Australia, where adults can be found on rocky reefs to depths of 120 m (390 ft). Juveniles are found in much shallower waters of coves and estuaries. This species grows to 40 cm (16 in) TL. This fish is commercially important and can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.