Plectorhinchus lineata

Plectorhinchus lineata also known as the yellowbanded sweetlips, is a species of grunt which inhabits coral reefs of the western Pacific Ocean, where it occurs at depths from 1 to 35 m (3.3 to 114.8 ft). This species can reach 72 cm (28 in) in TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

Plectorhinchus lineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Plectorhinchus
Species:
P. lineata
Binomial name
Plectorhinchus lineata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms

Perca lineata Linnaeus, 1758
Diagramma goldmanni Bleeker, 1853
Plectorhinchus goldmanni Bleeker, 1853

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Plectorhinchus lineatus" in FishBase. April 2015 version.


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