Redstripe tilefish
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The redstripe tilefish builds large mounds of rubble.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Redstripe tilefish
- Scientific name
- Hoplolatilus marcosi
- Japanese name
- アカオビサンゴアマダイ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Malacanthidae
- Genus
- Hoplolatilus
Where the name “Redstripe tilefish” comes from
Its genus name combines Greek for “weapon” and Latin for “wide”.
FishBaseA fish that lives in the seas from the Ryukyu Islands across the western Pacific.
Its white body has a red stripe running from the head to the rear tip of the tail fin.
In young fish the stripe is a dark red, but it turns brighter as the fish grows.
How the Redstripe tilefish lives
Adults usually live in deep water beside reef drop-offs. It eats zooplankton. It lives alone or in small groups.
FishBaseBasic data
- Range
- Ryukyu Islands and western Pacific
Where the Redstripe tilefish has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- アカオビサンゴアマダイ
- 简体中文
- 马氏似弱棘鱼
- 繁體中文
- 馬氏似弱棘魚
- Português (Brasil)
- Peixe-torpedo-de-linha-vermelha
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Jabad merdeka
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — アカオビサンゴアマダイChecked: 2026-11-04
- FishBase — Hoplolatilus marcosi, Redback sand tilefishChecked: 2026-11-07
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
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