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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Etymology: Plectorhinchus: Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Ernest Charles Chubb (1884–1972) was an ornithologist who became Curator of the Museum in Durban, South Africa. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal. Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and Kenya and India to Port Alfred, South Africa. Reported from Indonesia (Ref. 5978).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2799); poids max. publié: 5.0 kg (Ref. 9710)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 11 - 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 16 - 17; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 7 - 8. Adults bronze with small white spots, lips pink; young dusky olive to greyish (Ref. 2799).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
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.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; pêche sportive: oui
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 18.7 - 29, mean 27.7 °C (based on 830 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.00835 - 0.04555), b=2.95 (2.76 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Faible, temps minimum de doublement de population : 4,5 à 14 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
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Nutriments (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 22.2 [10.8, 45.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.461 [0.239, 0.830] mg/100g; Protein = 18.9 [17.0, 20.9] %; Omega3 = 0.093 [0.046, 0.167] g/100g; Selenium = 40.6 [22.2, 73.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 42.1 [12.6, 138.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.839 [0.552, 1.265] mg/100g (wet weight);