Flagtail Blanquillo

Malacanthus brevirostris

Flagtail Blanquillo — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · LASZLO ILYES from Cleveland, Ohio, USA · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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Habitat
Sand & rubble
Max size
32 cm
Depth
5-50 m
Family
Malacanthidae

Malacanthus brevirostris, the quakerfish, flagtail blanquillo, false whiting or stripetail tilefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a tilefish belonging to the family Malacanthidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution.

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