Yellow Blotched Tilefish

Preopercular serrae: 30-50.Description: Characterized by lilac color over most of body; caudal peduncle with bronzy sheen; most of caudal fin base and central portion of caudal fin covered by large black blotch; upper portion of head from snout tip to base of fifth or sixth dorsal ray covered by zone of yellow; presence of several isolated yellow spots; upper corner of gill cover with pupil-sized black spot; lower half of head and breast region silvery white; greatest depth of body 5.3-6.3 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 23; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 18 - 19; Vertebrae: 25

Found on silty sand bottoms with coral rocks. Feeds on zooplankton.

Found on silty sand bottoms with coral rocks (Ref. 9710). Feeds on zooplankton (Ref. 9137). Solitary or in pairs (Ref 90102).

fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial