Purple Tilefish - Hoplolatilus purpureusPurple Tilefish (Hoplolatilus purpureus) The Purple Tilefish, Hoplolatilus purpureus, is a beautiful and unusual marine tilefish with a slender magenta to purple body, elegant swimming style and red edging to the tail. Also known as the Purple Sand Tilefish, this Indo West Pacific species is found over sand and rubble patches on steep seaward reef slopes. It is peaceful and reef safe, but it is also shy, fast moving and prone to jumping, so it needs a