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Plectorhinchus schotaf (Forsskål, 1775)

Minstrel sweetlips
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South Africa country information

Common names: Minstreel, Minstrel
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: | Ref:
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Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs on the east coast south to Port St. Johns, Transkei. Enters estuaries and rivers (Ref. 2135). Also Ref. 12484.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Smith, M.M. and R.J. McKay, 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Diagramme ménestrel, Sombre sweetlips, Gray sweetlips, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

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

Issue
This species appears to be restricted to southeast Africa to the Arabian Sea, including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. Junior synonyms Plectorhinchus unicolor (Macleay, 1883) and Plectorhinchus griseus (Cuvier, 1830) are considered valid according to Johnson et al., 2015 (Ref. 103290). Species record and information will be repaired accordingly.

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

Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 80 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical; 30°N - 32°S, 29°E - 160°E

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