Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 19; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 15 - 16; Vertebrae: 24. Preopercular serrae 37-48 (Ref. 9933). Greatest depth of body 5.2-5.5 in SL; overall magenta body color; broad, red upper and lower margins on tail (Ref. 90102).

Common Names

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Purpur-teglfisk , Danish , Denmark

Purple sand tilefish , English , Malaysia

Purple sand tilefish , English , UK

Purple tilefish , English , Indonesia

Exocet ungu , Malay , Indonesia

Ubin , Malay , Malaysia

Ubin-pasir ungu , Malay , Malaysia

紫似弱棘魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

紫似弱棘鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Malacanthidae

Genus: Hoplolatilus

Species: Hoplolatilus purpureus Burgess, 1978

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Occurs on sand and rubble patches of steep seaward slopes. Usually in pairs (Ref. 9710).

Habitat

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associated