Plectorhinchus multivittatus, Many-lined sweetlips : fisheries

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Plectorhinchus multivittatus (Macleay, 1878)

Many-lined sweetlips
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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: Macleay.

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

Marine; reef-associated. Tropical

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Western Pacific: Taiwan and northern Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 50.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47695); common length : 40.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 47695)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh (Ref. 47695).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

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

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McKay, R.J., 2001. Haemulidae (=Pomadasyidae). Grunts (also sweetlips, hotlips, and velvetchins). p. 2961-2989. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 5. Bony fishes part 3 (Menidae to Pomacentridae). Rome, FAO. pp. 2791-3380. (Ref. 47695)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 July 2020

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: commercial
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