Randall’s tilefish,Hoplolatilus Randalli，is a spanking new species of reef fish which was just described in the最新一期的Aqua。杰拉尔德·艾伦（Gerald Allen），马克·V·埃德曼（Mark V.班达群岛，西巴布亚印度尼西亚，吕宋在北部菲律宾，帕劳，Yap和所罗门群岛都为描述的描述做出了贡献manbext客户端Hoplolatilus Randalli。新的瓷砖物种与流行的水族馆物种有关，例如紫色瓷砖（H. purpureus)and the flashing tilefish (H. Chupatlyi)yet it was previously confused with similarly colored species from the Indian Ocean,Hoplolatilus Franticinctus，我们没有现场直播已被进口到观赏水族馆。
Hoplolatilus Randalli以简单的颜色差异（例如整体绿色的颜色，独特的尾鳍形状以及更长的背鳍刺）和射线来区分H. Randallithanh . fronticinctus。对不同遗传标记的分子分析也被用来区分兰德尔的瓷砖作为一种不同的物种。We may not yet enjoy exports of reef fish from West Papua, Yap or Palau but it’s possible that this species could turn up in shipments from the Phillipines or the Solomon Islands which both ship out a fair amount of corals and fish for the ornamental trade on a daily basis. If the image above is any indication, Randall’s tilefish could be a popular species if it ever makes it into the aquarium trade.
