Hoplolatilus

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Hoplolatilus Rank Genus		Family Malacanthidae Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes

Lower classifications Hoplolatilus starcki, Hoplolatilus marcosi, Hoplolatilus purpureus

purpletilefish hoplolatilus

Hoplolatilus is a genus of tilefishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus:

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)

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