Hoplolatilus cuniculus Randall & Dooley, 1974

Mulochau, Thierry, Durville, Patrick, Fricke, Ronald, Plantard, Patrick, Loisil, Camille, Broudic, Léo & Martigné, Jean-Claude, 2021, First records of nine fish species from Réunion Island observed during an inventory of the fauna of mesophotic zone, Cybium 45 (4), pp. 265-274 : 268

Hoplolatilus cuniculus Randall & Dooley, 1974

This species was observed once in the south of zone 1, off La Pointe au Sel at 80 m depth ( Tab. I, Fig. 6 ) within the perimeter of the reinforced protected zone of the Marine Nature Reserve. The specimens observed in couple measured approximately 11 cm (TL); body colouration light, with deeper brown along the back; eye turquoise, margins of vertical fins blue.

Figures

Figure 6. – Hoplolatilus cuniculus, 80 m Pointe au Sel Saint-Leu (zone 1) in the reinforced protected zone of the Marine Nature Reserve of Reunion, 27 Nov. 2020. Photograph by P. Plantard.