Scientific Name	Hoplolatilus purpureus   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	Burgess, 1978	Depth	30 - 85M
Chinese	紫似弱棘魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	弱棘魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F355　Malacanthidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	紫似弱棘魚
Max Length	13.0 cmTL	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	弱棘魚
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Tingloy Island off Orensi near Mabini, Batangas, Luzon Island, Philippines, depth about 60-80 feet
Synonyms
Reference	Allen, G. R. and M. V. Erdmann 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth Australia.   Burgess, W. E. 1978
Specimen List
Common Name	Purple tilefish; Purple sand tilefish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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