Hoplolatilus
Hoplolatilus is a genus of tilefishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Hoplolatilus | |
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| Bluehead tilefish (Hoplolatilus starcki) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Malacanthidae |
| Subfamily: | Malacanthinae |
| Genus: | Hoplolatilus Günther, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| Latilus fronticinctus Günther, 1887 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Hoplolatilus chlupatyi Klausewitz, McCosker, J. E. Randall & Zetzsche, 1978 (Chameleon sand tilefish)
- Hoplolatilus cuniculus J. E. Randall & Dooley, 1974 (Dusky tilefish)
- Hoplolatilus erdmanni G. R. Allen, 2007 (Triton tilefish)
- Hoplolatilus fourmanoiri J. L. B. Smith, 1964 (Yellow-spotted tilefish)
- Hoplolatilus fronticinctus (Günther, 1887) (Pastel tilefish)
- Hoplolatilus geo H. Fricke & Kacher, 1982
- Hoplolatilus luteus G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 1989 (Yellow tilefish)
- Hoplolatilus marcosi W. E. Burgess, 1978 (Redback sand tilefish)
- Hoplolatilus oreni (E. Clark & Ben-Tuvia, 1973)
- Hoplolatilus pohle Earle & Pyle, 1997 (Pohle's tilefish)
- Hoplolatilus purpureus W. E. Burgess, 1978 (Purple sand tilefish)
- Hoplolatilus randalli G. R. Allen, Erdmann & A. M. Hamilton, 2010 (Randall's tilefish)
- Hoplolatilus starcki J. E. Randall & Dooley, 1974 (Stark's tilefish)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Hoplolatilus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
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