Yellow-striped sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia) fish species and information / pictures of Yellow-striped sweetlips - Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia

Yellow-striped sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia) fish species information

Scientific Name
Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia

Common Name
Yellow-striped sweetlips

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Blue and yellow striped species. In large adults, the lines become irregular or run angular. Fins bright yellow (Ref. 48635).

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1855

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Grunts (Haemulidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Singapore and the Philippines to the Solomon Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

25 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 25 m (Ref. 34765)

Trophic Level

3.5 s.e. 0.50 Based on food items.

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

41.0 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

Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated