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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Also from Ref. 90102. Museum: Davao, SMF 15522 (Ref. 9899); SMF 15523 - 4.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Fricke, R., 1981
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Malacanthidae (Tilefishes) > Malacanthinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Bluehead tilefish, Purple-headed sand tilefish, Starck's tilefish, ... more

Main reference

Randall, J.E. and J.K. Dooley. 1974. (Ref. 9870)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Dooley, James | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 15.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90102)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 105 m (Ref. 9710), usually 20 - 50 m (Ref. 27115)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 21°C - 26°C (Ref. 27115), preferred ?; 19°N - 23°S

Distribution

Indo Pacific: Bali, Indonesia, the Philippines to Timor, north to the Mariana Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia. Range extends to Pitcairn (Ref. 9710).
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-23; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 24. Small juvenile bright blue (Ref. 48635). Preopercular serrae 30-57.

Inhabits patches of talus or rubble of steep outer reef slopes. Usually seen in pairs that quickly dive headfirst into their burrow when disturbed. Juveniles occasionally school with similarly colored juveniles of Pseudanthias pascalus. Stomach contents of 6 adult specimens consisted of copepods (31.4% by volume), pelagic tunicates (31%, larvaceans, plus Oikopleura), fish eggs (28.6%), siphonophores (5.5%), larval shrimps (1.2%), fish (0.8%), amphipods (0.7%), unidentified decapod larvae (0.5%), and heteropods (0.3) (Ref. 8991). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.5 ±0.0 se; Based on diet studies.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Hoplolatilus starcki Randall & Dooley, 1974