Lined sweetlips (Plectorhinchus gaterinoides)

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus gaterinoides Smith, 1962

The Lined sweetlips (Plectorhinchus gaterinoides) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea (?) to New Caledonia, north to Ryukyu Islands; Belau in Micronesia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-22; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectorhinchus gaterinoides
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
40.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea (?) to New Caledonia, north to Ryukyu Islands; Belau in Micronesia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Aquarium: 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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