Blue-head Tilefish
Hoplolatilus starcki
- Usual depth7–43 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsAugust
- How commonRare
About this species
Hoplolatilus starcki, Stark's tilefish, purple-headed sand tilefish or bluehead tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. This species is native to the central Indo-Pacific.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 14 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–43 m · Deepest record: 85 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blue-head Tilefish, Bluehead Tilefish, Blue Tilefish, Stark's Tilefish
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Poisson-couvreur à tête bleue, Poisson-couvreur de Starck
- Simplified Chinese
- 弱棘魚, 斯氏似弱棘魚, 斯氏弱棘鱼
Similar species
- Redback Sand Tilefish
Hoplolatilus marcosi
- Purple Sand Tilefish
Hoplolatilus purpureus
- Quakerfish
Malacanthus brevirostris
- Blue blanquillo
Malacanthus latovittatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 89 open-data records from 1970 to 2017.
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