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

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinônimos | Catalog of Fishes(Gênero, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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 Ecologia

marinhas; Água doce; estuarina associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 8 - 25 m (Ref. 58652). Tropical; 30°N - 24°S

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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.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 30874)

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Espinhos dorsais (total) : 14; Raios dorsais (total) : 15 - 16; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 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).

Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

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

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador | Colaboradores

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

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

Segura ou pouco preocupante (LC) ; Date assessed: 25 August 2011

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Ameaça para os humanos

Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 2799)

Uso pelos humanos

Pescarias: espécies comerciais; peixe esportivo: sim

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