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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Etymology: Plectorhinchus: Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Klunzinger.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; tiefenbereich 2 - 80 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 36°S, 19°E - 62°E
Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050) and Red Sea to Transkei in South Africa, Seychelles (Ref. 9710), and Mauritius.
Länge bei der ersten Reifung / Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm 26.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 2799); max. veröff. Alter: 14 Jahre (Ref. 92948)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 12; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 17 - 18; Afterflossenstacheln: 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 7 - 8. Adults dark grey with orange-red lips and opercle edge; fins dark, membrane at front of dorsal fin narrowly black. Juveniles colorful (Ref. 2799).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found over rocks and corals (Ref. 5213), as well as shallow weedy areas. Stomach contents of specimens collected from Iraq composed mainly of benthic organisms including crustaceans (Ref. 97537). Solitary or in small groups close to shelter (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh. Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 9773.
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Sousa, M.I. and M. Dias, 1981. Catálogo de peixes de Moçambique - Zona Sul. Instituto de Desenvolvimento Pesqueiro, Maputo. 121 p. (Ref. 5284)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 24.6 - 28.5, mean 27.1 °C (based on 444 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01479 (0.00845 - 0.02588), b=2.98 (2.83 - 3.13), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (tm=1.8; K=0.87-0.95; tmax=14).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
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Nährstoffe (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 34 [12, 64] mg/100g; Iron = 0.53 [0.28, 1.02] mg/100g; Protein = 19.7 [17.8, 21.5] %; Omega3 = 0.127 [0.070, 0.211] g/100g; Selenium = 30 [18, 53] μg/100g; VitaminA = 63.6 [26.3, 155.1] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.93 [0.64, 1.43] mg/100g (wet weight);