Christmas Island (AU) country information

Common names: Dusky sweetlips
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene, 1988
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Uses: gamefish: yes;
Comments: Flesh considered good (Ref. 30874).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/kt.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene, 1988
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Diagramme noir, Burro negro, Gibbus sweetlips, ... more

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> Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Etymology: Plectorhinchus: Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lacepède.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologie

marien; zoet water; brak water rifbewoner; diepte 8 - 25 m (Ref. 58652). Tropical; 30°N - 24°S

Verspreiding Landen | FAO regio's | Ecosystemen | Voorkomen | Point map | Introducties | Faunafri

Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Natal, South Africa (including Madagascar and the Comoro and Reunion islands); Gulf of Aden and the Persian Gulf eastward to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia; Caroline and Mariana islands in Micronesia.

Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 30874)

Korte beschrijving Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie

Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 14; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 15 - 16; Anale stekels: 3; Anale zachte stralen: 7 - 8.

Found in coastal reefs, sandbanks, and near estuaries (Ref. 30573). Enter freshwater (Ref. 7050). Small juveniles occur along sheltered sandy shorelines where they mimic a dead leaf by drifting on their sides (Ref. 37816). Adults mainly in protected inshore reefs to deep offshore, sometimes swims in small groups (Ref. 48635). Excellent food fish (Ref. 2799).

Levenscyclus en paargedrag Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Hoofdreferentie Upload your references | Referenties | Coördinator | Medewerkers

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Lacepède, 1802)