Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 14 - 15; Vertebrae: 24. Preopercular serrae 27-44 (Ref. 9933).

Common Names

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Rødrygget teglfisk , Danish , Denmark

Red-lined tilefish , English , Micronesia

Red-stripe tilefish , English , Indonesia

Redback sand tilefish , English , Micronesia

馬氏似弱棘魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

马氏似弱棘鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Malacanthidae

Genus: Hoplolatilus

Species: Hoplolatilus marcosi Burgess, 1978

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Usually lives in very deep water adjacent to reef drop-offs (Ref. 48635); also on sandy and rubble areas (Ref. 9710). Builds large rubble mounts (Ref. 48635). Feeds on zooplankton. Solitary or in small groups (Ref 90102). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

Habitat

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associated