Plectorhinchus chubbi, Dusky rubberlip : fisheries, gamefish

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Plectorhinchus chubbi (Regan, 1919)

Dusky rubberlip
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Actinopteri (ray-finned fishes) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Etymology: Plectorhinchus: Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Regan.

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

Marine; reef-associated. Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and Kenya and India to Port Alfred, South Africa. Reported from Indonesia (Ref. 5978).

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2799); max. published weight: 5.0 kg (Ref. 9710)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Adults bronze with small white spots, lips pink; young dusky olive to greyish (Ref. 2799).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A relatively rare species (Ref. 9710) found in coastal areas near reefs (Ref. 30573). Juveniles in shallow weedy areas. Omnivorous (Ref. 2799). Good to eat.

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

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

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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. 125652)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 28 June 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 18.7 - 29, mean 27.7 °C (based on 830 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01905 (0.00819 - 0.04431), b=2.95 (2.75 - 3.15), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Subfamily-BS (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100) .
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):   (0 of 100) .
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Medium.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 27.7 [15.2, 50.9] mg/100g ; Iron = 0.426 [0.241, 0.837] mg/100g ; Protein = 19.3 [17.3, 21.3] % ; Omega3 = 0.113 [0.059, 0.190] g/100g ; Selenium = 36.3 [19.5, 67.9] μg/100g ; VitaminA = 50 [16, 148] μg/100g ; Zinc = 0.837 [0.480, 1.285] mg/100g (wet weight);