''Hoplolatilus'' is a genus of tilefishes native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 13 recognized species in this genus: * '' Hoplolatilus chlupatyi'' Klausewitz, McCosker, J. E. Randall & Zetzsche, 1978 (Chameleon sand tilefish) * '' Hoplolatilus cuniculus'' J. E. Randall &

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, 1974 (Dusky tilefish) * '' Hoplolatilus erdmanni'' G. R. Allen, 2007 (Triton tilefish) * '' Hoplolatilus fourmanoiri''

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, 1964 (Yellow-spotted tilefish) * '' Hoplolatilus fronticinctus'' ( Günther, 1887) (Pastel tilefish) * '' Hoplolatilus geo'' H. Fricke & Kacher, 1982 * '' Hoplolatilus luteus'' G. R. Allen & Kuiter, 1989 (Yellow tilefish) * '' Hoplolatilus marcosi'' W. E. Burgess, 1978 (Redback sand tilefish) * '' Hoplolatilus oreni'' ( E. Clark & Ben-Tuvia, 1973) * '' Hoplolatilus pohle'' Earle & Pyle, 1997 (Pohle's tilefish) * ''

Hoplolatilus purpureus ''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, Phi ...

'' W. E. Burgess, 1978 (Purple sand tilefish) * '' Hoplolatilus randalli'' G. R. Allen,

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& A. M. Hamilton, 2010 (Randall's tilefish) * '' Hoplolatilus starcki'' J. E. Randall &

, 1974 (Stark's tilefish)

References

Malacanthidae Taxa named by Albert Günther {{Perciformes-stub