pastel tilefish

Hoplolatilus fronticinctus

Blue violet stripe across face

pastel tilefish is known around Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 21 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Malacanthidae
Genus: Hoplolatilus
Maximum length: 21 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: off Kosi Bay in South Africa (Ref. 11228 ) eastward to the Solomon Islands, north to the Philippines, Palau, and the Marshall Islands (Ref. 33390 ).

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