Sordid rubberlip (Plectorhinchus sordidus)

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus sordidus Klunzinger, 1870

Sordid rubberlip (Plectorhinchus sordidus)

The Sordid rubberlip (Plectorhinchus sordidus) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, Red Sea to Transkei in South Africa, Seychelles, and Mauritius.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-18; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Adults dark grey with orange-red lips and opercle edge; fins dark, membrane at front of dorsal fin narrowly black. Juveniles colorful.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectorhinchus sordidus
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
60.0
Depth range
2–25 m (7–82 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 25 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Transkei in South Africa, Seychelles, and Mauritius.
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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