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 & Dooley, 1974 (Dusky tilefish) Hoplolatilus erdmanni G. R. Allen, 2007 (Triton tilefish) Hoplolatilus fourmanoiri J. L. B. Smith, 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 W. E. Burgess, 1978 (Purple sand tilefish) Hoplolatilus randalli G. R. Allen, Erdmann & A. M. Hamilton, 2010 (Randall's tilefish) Hoplolatilus starcki J. E. Randall & Dooley, 1974 (Stark's tilefish) References Malacanthidae Taxa named by Albert Günther