Editing Tilefish (section)

== Health effects ==
[[File:Nishimuraya Hotel Shogetsutei Kinosaki Onsen Japan17s3.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Serving of [[Red tilefish]] ''[[Branchiostegus japonicus]]'']]
Tilefish from the Gulf of Mexico have been shown to have high levels of mercury, and the FDA has recommended against their consumption by pregnant women.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fish: What pregnant women and parents should know |series=Food-borne illness and contaminants |date=28 September 2022 |publisher=U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] |url=https://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/Metals/ucm393070.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613011356/http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/Metals/ucm393070.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 13, 2014}}</ref> Atlantic Ocean tilefish may have lower levels of mercury and may be safer to consume.<ref>{{cite news |title=Atlantic tilefish are absolved, F.D.A. advisory says ocean species low in mercury; fishermen vindicated |newspaper=[[The East Hampton Star]] |url=http://easthamptonstar.com/Archive/3/Atlantic-Tilefish-Are-Absolved-FDA-advisory-says-ocean-species-low-mercury-fishermen-vindi |archive-date=2018-11-27 |access-date=2016-08-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127084310/http://easthamptonstar.com/Archive/3/Atlantic-Tilefish-Are-Absolved-FDA-advisory-says-ocean-species-low-mercury-fishermen-vindi |url-status=dead }}</ref>