 Lengths at age suggest that males grow faster than females , but the observed ages showed that females live longer . The largest male specimen was 44 @.@ 1 in ( 1 @,@ 120 mm ) long and approximately 20 years old , the largest female specimen was 39 years old and reached a total length of 40 @.@ 2 in ( 1 @,@ 020 mm ) . The oldest tilefish recorded to date was a 46 @-@ year @-@ old female specimen that reached lengths of 33 @.@ 5 in ( 850 mm ) , while the oldest recorded male specimen was 41 @.@ 3 in ( 1 @,@ 050 mm ) and 29 years . This study shows that the Female specimens may be smaller than the males , but their lifespan is longer than the males . 
