Plectorhinchus lineatus

Plectorhinchus lineatus
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Plectorhinchus
Species: P. lineatus
Binomial name
Plectorhinchus lineatus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
  • Perca lineata Linnaeus, 1758
  • Diagramma goldmanni Bleeker, 1853
  • Plectorhinchus goldmanni (Bleeker, 1853)

Plectorhinchus lineatus, the yellow-banded sweetlips, is a species of grunt 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]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Plectorhinchus lineatus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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