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Malacanthidae (Tilefishes)
Etymology: Hoplolatilus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Pierre Fourmanoir (1924–2007) was a French ichthyologist who mainly worked in New Caledonia for the Paris Museum’s ichthyology laboratory. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; standvastig (Ref. 52884); diepte 5 - 60 m (Ref. 58652), usually 50 - ? m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115)
Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Islands, Indonesia; Vietnam to the Solomon Is. (120713); including Brunei and the Philippines (Ref. 90102).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9710); common length : 8.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 9137)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 10; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 21 - 23; Anale stekels: 2; Anale zachte stralen: 18 - 19; Wervels: 25. Preopercular serrae: 30-50.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: oval.
Adults are found on silty sand bottoms with coral rocks. They hover above their burrow in flat soft silty bottoms (Ref. 9710). Solitary or in pairs (Ref 90102). They feed on zooplankton (Ref. 9137).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Randall, J.E. and J.K. Dooley, 1974. Revision of the Indo-Pacific branchiostegid fish genus Hoplolatilus, with descriptions of two new species. Copeia 1974(2):457-471. (Ref. 9870)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
Visserij: commercieel; Aquarium: Commercieel
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 26.5 - 28.1, mean 27.4 °C (based on 99 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00239 - 0.01205), b=3.03 (2.82 - 3.24), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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