Author: Goode & Bean, 1879
FBname: Great northern tilefish
Comments: Most common around 200 m, usually over mud or sand bottom and occasionally over rough bottom (Ref. 9988); prefers temperature of 8-17°C (Ref. 5951).  Feeds mainly on shrimp and crabs, but also takes fish, squid, bivalves and holothurians.  Sensitive to cold water (Ref. 9988), a mass die-off occurred in 1882, after which the species was rare for decades, presumably due to unusually cold water (Ref. 7251).  Marketed fresh or frozen; can be steamed, pan-fried, broiled, microwaved and baked (Ref. 9988).