| Family: |
Malacanthidae (Tilefishes) |
| Max. size: |
14.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Known only from the holotype collected from Massawa, Ethiopia, Red Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-22; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 20-20; Vertebrae: 25-25. Preopercular serrae 56. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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