Plectorhinchus
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Plectorhinchus is a genus of the sweetlips (Plectorhinchinae)consisting of over 30 species. Plectorhinchus species are found in tropical and subtropical zones of the western and central Pacific and Indian Oceans . Two species live on the coasts of the eastern Atlantic , of which Plectorhinchus mediterraneus can alsobe foundin the Mediterranean .
features
Plectorhinchus species are 28.5 to 105 cm long and have a high-backed shape with a beefy head and a large to medium-sized mouth surrounded by fleshy, thick lips. The dorsal fin is continuous, but clearly divided by an indentation into a hard and a soft ray section. On the underside of the tip of the lower lip there are two sensory pores , behind it, directly on the edge of the lip, four more. A pit on the underside of the lower jaw is missing. The last two characteristics delimit the genus from Pomadasys and Brachydeuterus .
- Fin formula : Dorsal XII – XIV / 16–19, Anale III / 7–9.
species
- Giant sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus albovittatus ) (Rüppell, 1838)
- Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus Johnson & Worthington Wilmer, 2015
- Celebes Sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus celebicus ) Bleeker, 1873
- Plectorhinchus ceylonensis (Smith, 1956)
- Harlequin sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides ) Lacepède, 1801
- Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1855)
- Bronze sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus chubbi ) (Regan, 1919)
- Sickle sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus cinctus ) (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
- Plectorhinchus diagrammus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Orange-spotted sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus ) (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830)
- Black-spotted sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus gaterinus ) (Forsskål, 1775)
- Gibbus sweetlippe ( Plectorhinchus gibbosus ) (Lacepède, 1802)
- Plectorhinchus harrawayi (Smith, 1952)
- Phantom sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus lessonii ) (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830)
- Diagonal sweetlippe ( Plectorhinchus lineatus ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Plectorhinchus macrolepis (Boulenger, 1899)
- Plectorhinchus macrospilus Satapoomin & Randall, 2000
- Plectorhinchus mediterraneus (Guichenot, 1850)
- Gold-spotted sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus multivittatus ) (Macleay, 1878)
- Giant sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus obscurus ) (Günther, 1872)
- Plectorhinchus paulayi Steindachner, 1895
- Black and white sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus pictus ) (Tortonese, 1936)
- Plectorhinchus picus (Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830)
- Yellow-mouthed sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus plagiodesmus ) Fowler, 1935
- White- banded sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus playfairi ) (Pellegrin, 1914)
- Golden stripe sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus polytaenia ) (Bleeker, 1852)
- Schotaf's sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus schotaf ) (Forsskål, 1775)
- Black sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus sordidus ) (Klunzinger, 1870)
- Plectorhinchus umbrinus (Klunzinger, 1870)
- Plectorhinchus unicolor (Macleay, 1883)
- Oriental sweetlip ( Plectorhinchus vittatus ) (Linnaeus, 1758)
Juvenile
literature
- Melanie Stiassny, Guy Teugels & Carl D. Hopkins: The Fresh and Brackish Water Fishes of Lower Guinea, West-Central Africa. Volume 2. ISBN 9789074752213
Web links
- Plectorhinchus on Fishbase.org (English)