Sri Lanka sweetlips (Plectorhinchus ceylonensis)

Scientific name: Plectorhinchus ceylonensis Smith, 1956

Sri Lanka sweetlips (Plectorhinchus ceylonensis)

The Sri Lanka sweetlips (Plectorhinchus ceylonensis) is a marine fish of the family Haemulidae. Native range: Western Indian Ocean, restricted to Sri Lanka.

Species facts

Scientific name
Plectorhinchus ceylonensis
Family
Haemulidae (Grunts)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
44.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: restricted to Sri Lanka.
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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