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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Etymology: Plectorhinchus: Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Taxonomic Remarks
FishBase common name changed from Painted sweetlip[s] to Dotted sweetlips because it is used for Diagramma pictum.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; no migratorio; rango de profundidad 3 - 50 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 19°C - 30°C (Ref. 130624); 32°N - 32°S
Indo-Pacific: Seychelles to the Society Islands, north to Japan and south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands. Rare or absent from most of the western Indian Ocean, but common in the Seychelles (Ref. 9710).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 84.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9710); common length : 70.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 37816)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 12 - 14; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 17 - 20; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 8.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
A solitary species (Ref. 9710) found in lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults usually under coral heads or in caves, while juveniles are found in shallow lagoons. Feeds on crustaceans and mollusks. Generally marketed fresh (Ref. 5284).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Acuarios públicos
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 24.6 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 844 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01148 (0.00739 - 0.01783), b=3.03 (2.90 - 3.16), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.9 ±0.61 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 6.1 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (K=0.18).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 24.8 [9.2, 45.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.468 [0.253, 0.895] mg/100g; Protein = 19.6 [17.7, 21.4] %; Omega3 = 0.123 [0.068, 0.199] g/100g; Selenium = 37.7 [22.5, 62.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 58 [24, 138] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.885 [0.623, 1.306] mg/100g (wet weight);
