divepix - Sand Tilefish

Sand Tilefish

Aspect:	Long, white, cylindrical streamlined white body. Body-long translucent dorsal fin, and almost as long anal fin. Oddly not extensively described in specialised printed litterature.
Population:	Common.
Notable feature:	Yellow-edged tail often features a dark area in its upper half. May sports a light blue scribbling behind the eye.
Environment:	Gracefully hovers above sandy seabed, feeds from small crustaceans, often seen feeding with similar food-seeking goatfishes. Builds odd-looking nesting structures by piling up dead coral branches straight onto the sandy bottom (see picture below).
Behaviour:	Slightly wary, can be relatively easily approached when busy looking for food in sand.