Crescent sweetlips (Plectorhinchus cinctus)

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus cinctus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843

Crescent sweetlips (Plectorhinchus cinctus)

The Crescent sweetlips (Plectorhinchus cinctus) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Arabian Sea to southern Japan.

Biology

Inhabits coastal reefs, near rocky and coral areas. In Hong Kong live fish markets.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectorhinchus cinctus
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea to southern Japan.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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