Randall?s tilefish (Hoplolatilus randalli)

Scientific name: Hoplolatilus randalli Allen, Erdmann & Hamilton, 2010

Randall?s tilefish (Hoplolatilus randalli)

The Randall?s tilefish (Hoplolatilus randalli) is a marine fish of the family Malacanthidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Indonesia, Philipines, Palau, Yap Is. and the Solomon Islands.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 12; Vertebrae: 24. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D X,13; A II,12; pectoral rays 17; total gill rakers on first branchial arch 27-29; pored lateral line scales 84-92 with 98-120 scales in lateral series above lateral line; preopercular serrae 16-23; greatest body depth 3.4-3.9 in SL; length of last dorsal spine 2.5-3.0 in HL; longest soft dorsal ray 1.1-1.4 in HL; colour in life mainly greenish (darker dorsally), shading to light blue on lower head, thorax, and abdomen; caudal peduncle with an elongate sky aqua-blue saddle-like spot dorsally; narrow sky-blue band from front of snout to lower edge of eye; lips mainly blue; narrow yellow-orange band just below blue band, passing just under eye to posterior margin of preoperculum; dorsal and anal fins pale yellow with pink margin; caudal fin reddish with indistinct central pale streak, the upper and lower

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Hoplolatilus randalli
Family
Malacanthidae (Tilefishes)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.4
Depth range
30–85 m (98–279 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 85 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia, Philipines, Palau, Yap Is. and the Solomon Islands.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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