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Created 12/18/2015
Family Malacanthidae
EAST INDO-WEST PACIFIC
Hoplolatilus starcki
Wakatobi,
Indonesia, 50 feet |
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BLUEHEAD TILEFISH
Uncommon among sandy rubble at deeper scuba depths where it feeds upon buried
worms and shellfish. Juveniles are entirely blue. Occurs in
pairs. Attains 7 inches.
Western Australia to the Society Islands, excluding Hawai'i. |
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