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Blue Blanquillo

Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède 1801)

Diagnostic Description

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Description: Characterized by blue head; back, bluish to grey color with undulating pale lines; ventral parts white; mid lateral stripe extending to caudal fin, broad black; juveniles mainly black with white stripe on back that extends to caudal fin; smooth margin of preopercle (Ref. 90102).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Life Cycle

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Monogamous mating is observed as both obligate and genetic (Ref. 52884).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 3 - 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 43 - 47; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 37 - 40
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Trophic Strategy

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Found on the continental shelf (Ref. 75154).
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Biology

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Found on outer reef slopes, hovering above the bottom. They swim often high above the substrate to pick prey from the substrate with their excellent eyesight (Ref. 48635). Tends to swim away from its pursuer rather than enter its burrow (Ref. 1602). Solitary or in pairs (Ref. 9710), adults form monogamous pairs (Ref. 37816). Maximum depth from Ref. 027115.
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Importance

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fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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分布

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分布於印度-太平洋區,西起紅海、非洲東部,東至夏威夷,北至日本,南至新加勒多尼亞及薩摩亞。台灣分布於南部、東北部、東部、小琉球及蘭嶼沿海。
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利用

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食用魚,但不常見,以生鮮或鹽漬被利用。此外因體色獨特而顯眼,是水族養殖業寵物之一。
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描述

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體極長,體高為標準體長的15-20 ﹪;背鰭前無任何高凸的脊。吻短。口大,端位;上頜骨僅延伸至鼻部下方;上下頜齒具細小圓錐狀齒,前主上頜骨後部有一犬齒。前鰓蓋邊緣平滑,主鰓蓋棘發展完全。鰓耙短,6-140(通常為9)。側線鱗孔116-132。脊椎骨數10+14。背鰭基底長,具硬棘III-IV(通常為IV),軟條43-47(通常為45);臀鰭亦長,具硬棘I,軟條37-40(通常為39);尾鰭截形。頭與體上半部藍色,腹面藍白色;體側中央由吻端向後延伸至尾鰭具黑色寬帶,幼魚幾乎覆蓋體中部和尾部。背鰭藍灰色而具淡色緣,基底附近暗色;臀及腹鰭白色;胸鰭藍色;尾鰭下緣黑色。
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棲地

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主要棲息於珊瑚礁外緣沙質底海域。單獨或成對一起生活,具有挖洞以避敵害之習性,但仍會先嘗試著驅逐入侵者。以底棲動物為食。
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Blue blanquillo

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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 marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

Description

A blue blanquillo (Malacanthus latovittatus).

The blue blanquillo has an elongated body with a pointed snout, the mouth reaching as far as the forward nostril. The margin of the preoperculum is smooth and the Gill cover has a sharp spine which is similar in size to diameter of the pupil.[2] The head and anterior part of the body are blue, this colour fades posteriorly. There is a wide black lateral stripe which starts from the base of the pectoral fin in adults and from the snout in juveniles. The adults have fine lattice patterning on their upper back[3] with a white area on the middle of the rear margin of the caudal fin.[4] There is a pale line along upper margin of the greyish dorsal fin, the anal and pelvic fins are white while the pectoral fins are bluish.[2] The juveniles resemble the juveniles of the ringed slender wrasse (Hologymnosus annulatus).[3] The dorsal fin of this species contains 3-4 spines and 43-47 soft rays while the anal fin has 1 spine and 37-40 soft rays. It attains a maximum total length of 45 cm (18 in) although 35 cm (14 in) standard length is more typical.[5]

Distribution

The blue blanquillo has an Indo-Pacific distribution. It is found in the Red Sea and along the eastern coast of Africa, across the Indian Ocean and into the Pacific Ocean as far as the Hawaiian Islands, Tabuaeran and Samoa. It occurs north to Japan and south to Australia.[5] In Australia their range extends from Dirk Hartog Island in Western Australia to Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea and the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland south as far as Seal Rocks. This species also occurs at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island.[4]

Habitat and biology

Malacanthus latovittatus is found at depths of 4 to 65 m (13 to 213 ft) on the outer slopes of reefs.[5] It has also been found in brackish water in the Goldie River of Papua New Guinea.[2] They live as solitary fish or in pairs.[5] They are not known to clean other fish, but may mimic the wrasse to deter predators from eating it.[6] They tend to swim high above the substrate picking prey from the seabed with their excellent eyesight.[7] The adults mate in monogamous pairs. This is a wary species which swims away from threats instead of diving into its burrow.[5] This species lives in and around a burrow it constructs using sand and rubble.[2]

The blue blanquillo's main food is benthic invertebrates or zooplankton, but they also feed on crustaceans such as crabs and shrimp, molluscs, worms, sea urchins and small fish.[8]

Systematics

The Blue blanquillo was first formally described in 1801 as Labrus latovittatus by the French zoologist Bernard German de Lacépède (1756-1825).[9] The specific name is a compound of latus meaning “broad” and vittatus meaning “striped”, a reference to the black stripe.[10]

Utilisation

The blue blanquillo is taken by spearfishing, hook-and-line, and traps. It is found in markets throughout its range, albeit infrequently, and may be marketed fresh or preserved by salting.[2] It is rare in the aquarium trade.[11]

References

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  1. ^ Nicolas Bailly (2013). Bailly N (ed.). "Malacanthus latovittatus (Lacepède, 1801)". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 24, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e J.K. Dooley. "Branchiostegidae" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Malacanthus latovittatus Malacanthidae Blue Blanquillo, Blue Tilefish, Sand Tilefish, Striped Blanquillo". Reef Life Survey. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b Dianne J. Bray. "Malacanthus latovittatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Malacanthus latovittatus" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  6. ^ Lieske, Edward (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. England: Harper Collins Publishers. p. 400.
  7. ^ James K., Dooley (1978). Systematics and biology of the tilefishes (Perciformes: Branchiostegidae and Malacanthidae) with descriptions of two new species. NOAA Tech. Rep. p. 411.
  8. ^ "Malacanthus latovittatus" (PDF). NOAA.gov. NOAA. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  9. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Malacanthus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  10. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (18 September 2020). "Series EUPERCARIA (Incertae sedis): Families CALLANTHIIDAE, CENTROGENYIDAE, DINOLESTIDAE, DINOPERCIDAE, EMMELICHTHYIDAE, MALACANTHIDAE, MONODACTYLIDAE, MORONIDAE, PARASCORPIDIDAE, SCIAENIDAE and SILLAGINIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Malacanthus latovittatus". Saltcorner!. Bob Goemans. 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2021.

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Blue blanquillo: Brief Summary

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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 marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific.

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Description

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Found on outer reef slopes at depths below 5 m. A wary species that tends to swim away from its pursuer rather than enter its burrow (Ref. 1602). Inhabits burrows in sandy bottoms (Ref. 8991).

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Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).

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