Minstrel sweetlips (Plectorhinchus schotaf)

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus schotaf Forssk?l, 1775

Minstrel sweetlips (Plectorhinchus schotaf)

The Minstrel sweetlips (Plectorhinchus schotaf) is a brackish-water fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, eastern Africa south to Port St. Johns, South Africa and east to the western Pacific.

Biology

Found around rocks and corals from the surf zone to a depth of 80 m. Enters estuaries and rivers in Seychelles, Madagascar and South Africa. Juveniles occur in tide pools.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectorhinchus schotaf
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
80.0
Common length
60.0
Depth range
80 m (262 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 80 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: eastern Africa south to Port St. Johns, South Africa and east to the western Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 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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