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Malacanthidae (Tilefishes)
Etymology: Hoplolatilus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Pierre Fourmanoir (1924–2007) was a French ichthyologist who mainly worked in New Caledonia for the Paris Museum’s ichthyology laboratory. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; non migratori; distribuzione batimetrica 5 - 60 m (Ref. 58652), usually 50 - ? m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115)
Western Pacific: Brunei (Ref. 90102), Philippines (Ref. 58652), Indonesia (Ref. 8991) and Solomon Islands (Ref. 9933); also recorded from Viet Nam (Ref. 12846).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710); common length : 8.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9137)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 21 - 23; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 18 - 19; Vertebre: 25. Preopercular serrae: 30-50.
Found on silty sand bottoms with coral rocks (Ref. 9710). Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 9137). Solitary or in pairs (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Randall, J.E. and J.K. Dooley, 1974. Revision of the Indo-Pacific branchiostegid fish genus Hoplolatilus, with descriptions of two new species. Copeia 1974(2):457-471. (Ref. 9870)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: di nessun interesse; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.5 - 28.1, mean 27.4 °C (based on 99 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00236 - 0.01221), b=3.03 (2.83 - 3.23), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-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).