Blue blanquillo (Malacanthus latovittatus)

Blue blanquillo (Malacanthus latovittatus)

Category Fishes
Maximum length 45 cm
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Malacanthidae
Genus Malacanthus
Shoot place Ras Um Sid Bay
Shoot date 2022-10-20

Short description

 

 

 

   

   The head and forebody are blue. There is a wide black lateral stripe that extends from the base of the pectoral fin. Adults have a fine lattice pattern on the upper back, with a white area in the middle of the posterior edge of the caudal fin. A light line runs along the upper edge of the grayish dorsal fin, the anal and pelvic fins are white, and the pectoral fins are bluish.

 

 

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