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FishBase Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Hoplolatilus&speciesname=purpureus ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Hoplolatilus&speciesname=purpureus http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Hoplolatilus&speciesname=purpureus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Hoplolatilus&speciesname=purpureus https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Hoplolatilus&speciesname=purpureus ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Hoplolatilus-purpureus.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Hoplolatilus Species in    Malacanthidae - Classification - Malacanthidae Eupercaria/misc Teleostei Chordata Animalia Hoplolatilus purpureus Burgess , 1978 Purple sand tilefish Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Hoplolatilus purpureus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Hoplolatilus purpureus Picture by Steene, R. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Malacanthidae (Tilefishes) Etymology: Hoplolatilus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335 ) . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; reef-associated; depth range 30 - 85 m (Ref. 90102 ), usually 35 - 70 m (Ref. 27115 ). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115 ) Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Indo West Pacific: Philippines south to Indonesia east to Solomon Islands. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710 ) Short description Morphology | Morphometrics Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-19; Anal spines : 1; Anal soft rays : 15 - 16; Vertebrae : 24. Preopercular serrae 37-48 (Ref. 9933 ). Greatest depth of body 5.2-5.5 in SL; overall magenta body color; broad, red upper and lower margins on tail (Ref. 90102 ). Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Occurs on sand and rubble patches of steep seaward slopes. Usually in pairs (Ref. 9710 ). Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae Displays obligate monogamy where a one-to-one pair is established irrespective of resource abundance (Ref. 52884 ). Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Dooley, James | Collaborators Burgess, W.E. , 1978. Two new species of tilefishes (family Branchiostegidae) from the western Pacific. Trop. Fish Hobbyist 26 (#263, No. 5):43-47. (Ref. 9871 ) IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435 )     Not Evaluated   CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses Aquarium: commercial FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5001   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items. Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153 ):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-24 03:36:12 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation