Hoplolatilus purpureus Burgess, 1978
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hoplolatilus purpureus, the purple sand tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It is native to the western central Pacific Ocean where its range includes Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. It is native to the seaward side of reefs and occurs at depths of from 30 to 85 metres (98 to 279 ft). This species can reach a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) total length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Hoplolatilus purpureus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:49:54.818045+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hoplolatilus purpureus Burgess, 1978
- Name authority
- Burgess, 1978
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Malacanthidae
- Genus
- Hoplolatilus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyMalacanthidae Poey, 1861
- subfamilyMalacanthinae Poey, 1861
- genusHoplolatilus Günther, 1887
- speciesHoplolatilus purpureus Burgess, 1978
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hoplolatilus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Hoplolatilus chlupatyi Klausewitz, McCosker, Randall & Zetzsche, 1978 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplolatilus luteus Allen & Kuiter, 1989 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplolatilus marcosi Burgess, 1978 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplolatilus starcki Randall & Dooley, 1974 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dusky tilefishHoplolatilus cuniculus Randall & Dooley, 1974 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplolatilus erdmanni Allen, 2007 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplolatilus fourmanoiri Smith, 1964 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pastel tilefishHoplolatilus fronticinctus (Günther, 1887) | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplolatilus geo Fricke & Kacher, 1982 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplolatilus oreni (Clark & Ben-Tuvia, 1973) | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hoplolatilus pohle Earle & Pyle, 1997 | MalacanthidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Burgess, W. E. (1978). Two new species of tilefishes (family Branchiostegidae) from the western Pacific. Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 26 (5): 43–47. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3MLT9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.