Ribboned sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia)

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus polytaenia Bleeker, 1852

Ribboned sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia)

The Ribboned sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, west coast of India; Philippines and Indonesia to Papua New Guinea, south to northern Australia.

Biology

Adults with broad yellow stripes. Color changes from juvenile to adult shown below.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectorhinchus polytaenia
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
50.0
Depth range
5–20 m (16–66 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 5 - 20 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India; Philippines and Indonesia to Papua New Guinea, south to northern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: 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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