Redback sand tilefish

Hoplolatilus marcosi

Malacanthid Fish of Indo Pacific

Red
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Small
Tropical fish

Hoplolatilus marcosi, the redback sand tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is native to the western central Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Hoplolatilus
Maximum length: 12 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Indonesia, Palau, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ).

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