Pi213 Plectorhinchus
lineatus/Gaterin lineatus (Yellowbanded sweetlips)
Phylum
: Chordata
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Perciformes
Family : Haemulidae
Genus : Plectorhinchus
Species : P. lineatus
Habitat: Marine;
reef-associated; depth range 1 - 35 m
Distribution: Western Pacific: from Ryukyu Islands to Ogasawara Islands to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
Morphology: Plectorhinchus lineatus has fleshy lips which become moderately swollen with age, it has 6 pores on its chin but has no median pit. The dorsal fin contains 12-13 spines and 18-19 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 7-8 soft rays. The overall colour is light grey which becomes white on the belly. It has prominent yellow lips and the upper part of the body is marked with a large number of broken, diagonal black stripes. The fins are yellow, the caudal, anal and dorsal fins have black spots and the pelvic fins have red spots at their bases. The juveniles have a few horizontal to slightly angled dark brown bands, these break up as the fish grows until the colour of the body looks dark chocolate brown above, broken up by a web of thin white lines running over the back. This species attains a maximum total length of 72 cm
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
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