Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) fish species and information / pictures of Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips - Plectorhinchus vittatus

Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Plectorhinchus vittatus

Common Name
Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Adults white with broad black stripes, fins yellow with black spots 9Ref. 48635). Juveniles undergo remarkable transformation to adult phase at a length of 15 cm (Ref. 37816).

Classification

Classified By

Linnaeus, 1758

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Grunts (Haemulidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: East Africa (Ref. 33390) to western Indian Ocean to Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

2 m

Depth To - meters

25 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 25 m (Ref. 37816)

Trophic Level

3.84 s.e. 0.60 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

72.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (61 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated