| Family: |
Latilidae (Deepwater tilefishes) |
| Max. size: |
40 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 90 - 612 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Maputo, Mozambique to Durban, South Africa; Mauritius and Reunion; off Madagascar (Ref. 11228). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 12-12. Body pink, with black vertical bars from behind opercle to near caudal fin; vertical fins yellowish (Ref. 5591). |
| Biology: |
Found over mud bottoms. May inhabit burrows. Fished between 200 and 400 m (Ref. 5503). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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