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Malacanthidae (Tilefishes)
Etymology: Hoplolatilus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: His Excellency Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr (1917–1989) was the tenth President of the Philippines (1965–1986). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; standorttreu (Ref. 52884); tiefenbereich 18 - 100 m (Ref. 9710), usually 30 - 80 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115)
Indo-Pacific: Indonesia, Palau, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 9710); common length : 10.4 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 37816)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 9; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 16; Afterflossenstacheln: 1 - 2; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 14 - 15; Wirbelzahl: 24. Preopercular serrae 27-44 (Ref. 9933).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Adults usually live in very deep water adjacent to reef drop-offs (Ref. 48635); also on sandy and rubble areas (Ref. 9710). They build large rubble mounts (Ref. 48635). They feed on zooplankton. Solitary or in small groups (Ref 90102). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Displays obligate monogamy where a one-to-one pair is established irrespective of resource abundance (Ref. 52884).
Burgess, W.E., 1978. Two new species of tilefishes (family Branchiostegidae) from the western Pacific. Trop. Fish Hobbyist 26 (#263, No. 5):43-47. (Ref. 9871)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell; Aquarium: Kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 23.7 - 28.3, mean 27 °C (based on 277 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5001 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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