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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Etymology: Plectorhinchus: Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 80 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and southern Oman to South Africa and Madagascar (Ref. 11441); including Saudi Arabia, Arabian Gulf (Ref. 95411).
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 90.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 2799)
Spine dorsali (totale): 12; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 19-20; Spine anali 3; Raggi anali molli: 7. Black with white crossbars, fading to grey with 4 white bars; lips, skin around mouth and pectorals pink in color (Ref. 2799).
Found on coral reefs (Ref. 9710) as well as in littoral pools (Ref. 5213). Solitary species (Ref. 2799).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Smith, M.M. and R.J. McKay, 1986. Haemulidae. p. 564-571. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2799)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Pesce da pesca sportiva: si
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 28.3, mean 26.9 °C (based on 180 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01380 (0.00670 - 0.02842), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.44 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Basso, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 4.5 - 14 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (56 of 100).