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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. 
  • French designation: Matajuel Blanc ou Vive de Sable
  • Latin designation: Malacanthus plumieri
  • Creole designation: -
  • Latin family: Malacanthidae
  • Size (cm): 70