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pastel tilefish (Hoplolatilus fronticinctus)
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Ecological Illustration of pastel tilefish (Hoplolatilus fronticinctus)
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Malacanthidae

pastel tilefish

Hoplolatilus fronticinctus

Blue violet stripe across face

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

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
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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