© Copyright Ross Robertson, 2006 · 12 Malacanthus brevirostris Click on map for details about points. 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. © Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Malacanthus brevirostris © Copyright Gerald Allen, 2006 · 0 Malacanthus see all kinds   •  2 thumbnails  •  slide show Kinds Malacanthus brevirostris, Flagtail Blanquillo Malacanthus latovittatus, Blue Blanquillo Malacanthus plumieri, Sand Tilefish español Overview Main identification features very elongate center c: white + 2 black stripes operculum: strong spine MALACANTHUS TILEFISHES Body very elongate, slightly compressed; head profile rounded; no ridge along midline of head before dorsal fin; preopercle smooth; large, sharp spine at angle of operculum; dorsal fin I-IV, 43-60; anal fin I, 37-53. A circumtropical genus, except for eastern Atlantic, with 3 species; 1 Indo-Pacific species occurs in the tropical eastern Pacific. References Béarez, P., 1996., Lista de los Peces Marinos del Ecuador Continental., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 44:731-741. Dooley, J.K., 1978., Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae), with descriptions of two new species., U.S. Nat. Ocean. Atmos. \. Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen III. Vertebrados - Parte 2., FAO3:1201-1813. Guichenot, A., 1848., Sur une nouvelle espèce de malacanthe., Rev. Zool., 11:14-15. Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Rosenblatt , R.H. , McCosker , J.E. and Rubinoff, I., 1972., Indo-west Pacific fishes from the Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama., Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co., 234:18pp. Rubio, E.A., 1986., Notas sobre la ictiofauna de la Isla de Gorgona, Colombia., Boletin Ecotropica. Univ. Bog. Jorge Tadeo Lozano, 13:86-112. Rubio, E.A., 1990., Ictiofauna Indopacifica asociada a los corales de la Isla de Gorgona., Revista de Ciencias, 2:97-105. Vega, A.J., Villareal, N., 2003., Peces asociados a arrecifes y manglares en el Parque Nacional Coiba., Tecnociencia, 5:65-76. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-04-29 06:58:01 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation