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Hoplolatilus chlupatyi Klausewitz, McCosker, Randall & Zetzsche, 1978

Chameleon sand tilefish
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Cebu (Ref. 90102). Type locality (Ref. 48635). Museum: SMF 14089 (holotype); CAS 40825; BPBM 21090 (Ref. 9898).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1981
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Common names from other countries

Cameleon tilefish, 奇氏似弱棘鱼, Kamæleonteglfisk, ... more

Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Malacanthidae (Tilefishes)
Etymology: Hoplolatilus: Greek, hoplon = weapon + Latin, latus = wide (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Klausewitz, McCosker, Randall & Zetzsche.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 30 - 55 m (Ref. 90102), usually 30 - ? m (Ref. 27115).   Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115)

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Indo-West Pacific: Philippines south to Indonesia.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 12; Vertebre: 24. Capable of rapidly changing its coloration through a wide range of colors (Ref. 9898, 48635). Preopercular serrae 15-16 (Ref. 9933).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Probably found in areas with sand, silt, or rubble bottoms at the bases of reefs near 30 m depth (Ref. 9710). It can rapidly change its color (Ref. 9933).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Displays obligate monogamy where a one-to-one pair is established irrespective of resource abundance (Ref. 52884).

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Dooley, James | Collaboratori

Klausewitz, W., J.E. McCosker, J.E. Randall and H. Zetsche, 1978. Hoplolatilus chlupatyi n.sp., un nouveau poisson marin des Philippines (Pisces, Perciformes, Percoidei, Branchiostegidae). Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 2(1):30. (Ref. 9898)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.5 - 28.4, mean 27.9 (based on 133 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.