Blue Blanquillo, Blue Tilefish, Sand Tilefish, Striped Blanquillo
Malacanthus latovittatus, Adult, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Malacanthus latovittatus, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Malacanthus latovittatus, Juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Malacanthus latovittatus, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Head and forebody blue, colour fading towards tail, broad black lateral stripe extends along the body from pectoral fin base in adults and from snout in juveniles to tail, eye set well back from mouth. Adults with fine maze pattern on upper back. Juveniles similar to juvenile Hologymnosus annulatus(Ringed Slender Wrasse).
Information
Max Size: 45 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.9-31.4°C
Depth: 5-30m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
Threats: Habitat degradation
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (1% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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