Location: Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Bluehead Tilefish
Hoplolatilus starcki
Bluehead Tilefish
Also known as: Stark's tilefish
Category: Tilefishes
Scientific Name: Hoplolatilus starcki
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)
Depth: 60-300 ft. (18-90 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Micronesia, French Polynesia, Philippines, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Malacanthidae (Family)
└Hoplolatilus (Genus)
└H. starcki (Species)
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