Malacanthes

Classification
Ostéichthyen Perciformes Malacanthidae Malacanthinae Hoplolatilus Malacanthus
2 s/familles	5 genres	45 espèces

Ostéichthyen

Perciformes

Malacanthidae

Malacanthinae

Hoplolatilus

Malacanthus

2 s/familles

5 genres

Références web
fishbase en.wikipedia	reefkeeping

schéma
Identification keys to Malacanthes	Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific from 11cm to 125cm (30kg) slender with elongated bodies one relatively long dorsal & anal fins seek shelter in self-made burrows, caves at the bases of reefs, or piles of rock feed primarily on small benthic invertebrates solitary or in monogamous pairs assumed to be nonguarders

Etymologies		Source
Malacanthidae	Greek, mala = a lot + Greek, akantha = thorn	fishbase
Hoplolatilus	Greek, hoplon = weapon + Latin, latus = wide	fishbase



Hoplolatilus starcki
fishbase / fishesofaustralia	Synonymes Bluehead tilefish / Stark's tilefish	Randall & Dooley, 1974 / NE / ITIS 645755

2009 ©Lakshmi Sawitri (via Wikimedia Commons)	1980 Marshall Is. ©Roger Rittmaster (via INaturalist)	juvénile, 2016 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)


2019 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	Coral Sea (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via fishesofaustralia)	Sulawesi by orangkucing (via fishesofaustralia)


Fiji ©Mark Rosenstein (via fishesofaustralia)	Madang (PNG) by Jan Messersmith (via fishesofaustralia)


Sulawesi ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)		2006 Great Barrier (Au) by Erik Schlogl (via Encyclopedia of Life)
E-Indo-Pacifiq	Malacanthe à tête mauve	tropical
tan to greenish becoming yellow towards the rear; with broad yellow caudal-fin lobes; bright blue head and pectoral-fin base; small juvenile bright blue
20-50 (jsq 105m) / 15.5cm	dioecism, fécondation externe, monogame, paternal care	usually in pairs; quickly dive headfirst into their burrow when disturbed
Hoplolatilus starcki




Malacanthus brevirostris
fishbase / nomadica / fishesofaustralia / reeflifesurvey	Synonymes Stripetail tilefish / Blanquillo drapeau / Quakerfish	Guichenot, 1848 / NE / ITIS 168549

2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)


2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2019 Sharm el Sheikh by Hectonicus (via Wikimedia Commons)


2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2014 Palau by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2014 Palau by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2014 solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)


Tulamben (Bali) by Graham Edgar (via fishesofaustralia)	Lord Howe Island (Au) by Dianne J. Bray (via fishesofaustralia)	2014 NSW (Au) by Ian V Shaw (via fishesofaustralia)


2013 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)	1997 Red Sea ©Randall, John E. (via Encyclopedia of Life)
Indo-Pacifiq & Red Sea	Poisson couvreur à rostre court	tropical
greyish with a yellowish tinge on head, faint chevron-like bars on upper body and sides, two converging black stripes on caudal fin
5-50m / 26-32cm		in pairs over rocks or sandy areas adjacent to reefs, usually lives in a burrow of their own construction, benthic and benthopelagic
Malacanthus brevirostris

Malacanthus latovittatus
fishbase / souslesmers / nomadica / en.wiki / fishesofaustralia / reeflifesurvey	Synonymes Blue blanquillo	Lacepède, 1801 / NE / ITIS 168550

2014 Komodo ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist)


2014 Komodo ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2012 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon (via Encyclopedia of Life)	2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via fishbase)


Red Sea ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)		2019 Raja Ampat ©desertnaturalist (via INaturalist)


2019 Raja Ampat by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	juvénile, 2018 Morotai (ID) by Rickard Zerpe (via Wikimedia Commons)	2012 aquarium (NL) by Bj.schoenmakers (via Encyclopedia of Life)


Tulamben (Bali) by Ian V Shaw (via fishesofaustralia)	2016 NSW (Au) by Ian Shaw (via fishesofaustralia)


juvénile, 2011 Gotta Abu Galawa (Egypt) by Joe DE VROE (via fishbase)	2013 aquarium (NL) by Bj.schoenmakers (via Encyclopedia of Life)	juvénile, 2016 NSW (Au) by Ian Shaw (via Encyclopedia of Life)
Indo & Pacifiq & Red sea	Malacanthe bleu	tropical
bluish tilefish with a broad dark midlateral band and a white terminal blotch on the tail; juveniles with a black midlateral band from the tip of the snout to the tail
5-30m (jsq 65m) / 35-45 cm	monogames, dioecism, ovipare, fécondation externe, openwater, nonguarder	solitaire ou pairs, hovering above the bottom, adults form monogamous pairs
Malacanthus latovittatus

Malacanthus plumieri
fishbase / doris / reeflifesurvey	Synonymes Sand tilefish	Bloch, 1786 / LC / ITIS 168548

2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2014 Isle Mujeres (Cancun/Mexico) ©Andy Blackledge (via fishbase)


2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via GooglePhotos)	2005 Cuba by Fernando Herranz Martín (via Wikimedia Commons)


1995 Belize ©Randall, John E. (via fishbase)	2016 Playa (Yucatan) ©mda (via INaturalist)	2014 Mexico by Andy Blackledge (via fishbase)


2014 Belize ©Peter Warne (via fishbase)		2005 Belize ©Mark Rosenstein (via Encyclopedia of Life)
W-Atlantiq	Vive tropicale	(sub)tropical
lippu; bluish-green with faint darker stripe along side & sometimes black spots; anale et dorsale en frange ondulante tout le long du corps; caudale en forme de croissant; tache noire à la partie supérieure de la caudale
10-153m / 50-70cm traumatogenic	protogyne possible, courting (<male)	solitaire, constructeur, territorial & haremiq
Malacanthus plumieri

MàJ 15/03/2023