Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Malacanthidae > Malacanthus > Malacanthus latovittatus

Malacanthus latovittatus (blue whiting; Striped blanquillo; Sand tilefish; False whiting; Eye of the sea; Blue tilefish; Blue blanquillo; Banded blanquillo; Blue latovittatus)

Synonyms: Labrus latovittatus; Malacanthus taeniatus; Malacanthus urichthys; Oceanops latovittatus; Taenianotus latovittatus (heterotypic)
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Wikipedia Abstract

The blue blanquillo, Malacanthus latovittatus (also known as the banded blanquillo, striped blanquillo, false whiting, sand tilefish or eye of the sea), is a species of tilefish from the family Malacanthidae. The fish is known to swim at depths of 20–22 metres (66–72 ft) with temperatures of 22–28 °C (72–82 °F).
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia
Pulu Keeling National Park II 6469 Cocos (Keeling) Islands    

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Manteriella crassa[1]

External References

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0