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Blue Blanquillo

Malacanthus latovittatus

Also known as: Banded Blanquillo, Blue Latovittatus, Blue Tilefish, Eye-of-the-Sea, False Whiting, Sand Tilefish, Striped Blanquillo

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@fishx6 · Mirihi Island Resort, Maldives · February 20071 / 2

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Overview

Juveniles have a black band running from the tip of the snout to the tail, where in adults it starts at the base of the pectoral fin. They look like young ringed slender wrasse.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black stripes
Behaviour
burrowinghoveringpairssolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 2
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 2

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    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyMalacanthidae
    6. genusMalacanthus
    7. speciesMalacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède, 1801)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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