Hoplolatilus marcosi Burgess, 1978

Redback sand tilefish

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Classification	Actinopterygii \| Perciformes \| Malacanthidae \| Malacanthinae
Synonyms	... more
Common names	Red-stripe tilefish, Red-lined tilefish, Rødrygget teglfisk, ... more

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Main reference

Burgess, W.E. 1978. (Ref. 9871)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710); common length : 10.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 37816)

Environment

Reef-associated; marine; depth range 18 - 80 m (Ref. 9710), usually 30 - 80 m (Ref. 27115)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115)

Western Central Pacific: Indonesia, Palau, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15; Vertebrae: 24. Easily recognized by the red stripe, but this looks black in deep water (Ref. 48635). Preopercular serrae 27-44 (Ref. 9933).

Usually lives in very deep water adjacent to reef drop-offs (Ref. 48635); also on sandy and rubble areas (Ref. 9710). Builds large rubble mounts (Ref. 48635). Feeds on zooplankton.


IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 57073)	Threat to humans
Not Evaluated	Harmless

Human uses
Aquarium: commercial


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Estimation of some characteristics with mathematical models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)

PD₅₀ = 0.5002

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)


Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)	Price category (Ref. 80766)
Low vulnerability (18 of 100)	Very high

Entered by Torres, Armi G.

Modified by Santos, Kristine

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