Flashing Tilefish (Hoplolatilus chlupatyi)

The flashing tilefish, Hoplolatilus chlupatyi, is a unique reef fish with a very peculiar talent – the ability to rapidly change color. There’s many different groups of animals that can change their color and appearance; chameleons, cuttlefish and octopus, and some species of flounders are particularly adept at this ability but flashing tilefish are in a league of their own. 

They don’t call H. chlupatyi the flashing tilefish for nothing, it doesn’t just change color gradually like most, but quickly alternates from yellow, to blue-green and pink back and forth like the flip of a switch. The normal resting coloration of the flashing tilefish is a pinkish blue green but when it gets excited or startled it can quickly turn a vivid blue, saturated pink, to a bright green back and forth with surprising speed. 

The coloration of the Fish you will receive might differ from this picture. This picture is for reference only.