Hoplolatilus starcki

Hoplolatilus starcki
Conservation status
	Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Malacanthidae
Genus:	Hoplolatilus
Species:	H. starcki
Binomial name
	Hoplolatilus starcki; J. E. Randall & Dooley, 1974

Hoplolatilus starcki, Stark's tilefish, is a species of tilefish native to the central Indo-Pacific.[1] It is found on the outer slopes of reefs at depths of from 20 to 105 metres (66 to 344 ft) though it is rarer deeper than 50 metres (160 ft). This species can reach a length of 15.5 centimetres (6.1 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.[2]

References

Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hoplolatilus starcki" in FishBase. December 2013 version.

External links

Photos of Hoplolatilus starcki on Sealife Collection

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[1] Lieske, E. and R. Myers, 1994. Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Harper Collins Publishers, 400 p.

[2] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Hoplolatilus starcki" in FishBase. December 2013 version.