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Yellowbanded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus) fish species and information / pictures of Yellowbanded sweetlips - Plectorhinchus lineatus

Yellowbanded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Plectorhinchus lineatus

Common Name
Yellowbanded sweetlips

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Only Micronesian sweetlips with diagonal rather than horizontal stripes (Ref. 37816). Adults with broad black stripe that can run oblique. Fins yellow with black spots (Ref. 48635).

Classification

Classified By

Linnaeus, 1758

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Grunts (Haemulidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: from Ryukyu Islands to Ogasawara Islands 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

1 m

Depth To - meters

35 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 35 m (Ref. 9710)

Trophic Level

3.88 s.e. 0.59 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

True

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

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (37 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