Sealife guideThe sand tilefishMalacanthus plumieri
Last updated on 06/10/2024 at 11:44 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Sand tilefish, slang-dang
- French name: Vive tropicale
- Spanish name: Matajuelo blanco
- Scientific name: Malacanthus plumieri (Bloch, 1786)
- Family name: Malacanthidae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Geographic range
The sand tilefish frequents the warm waters of the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, particularly those of the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
Did you know ?
The sand tilefish is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The sand tilefish appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !
Within the same genus
Blue tilefish
(Malacanthus latovittatus)
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