Plectorhinchus picus

Plectorhinchus picus
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Plectorhinchus
Species: P. picus
Binomial name
Plectorhinchus picus
(G. Cuvier, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Diagramma pica G. Cuvier, 1828
  • Diagramma pica G. Cuvier, 1830
  • Gaterin picus (G. Cuvier, 1830)
  • Plectorhinchus picus (G. Cuvier, 1830)

Plectorhinchus picus, the painted sweetlips, is a species of grunt native to coral reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean at depths of 3 to 50 m (9.8 to 164.0 ft). This species can reach 84 cm (33 in) in TL. It is a commercially important species and can be found in the aquarium trade.[1]

References

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