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Plectorhinchus picus Painted Sweetlip, Blackspotted Sweetlip, Magpie Sweetlips, Spotted Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus picusis commonly referred to as Painted Sweetlip, Blackspotted Sweetlip, Magpie Sweetlips, Spotted Sweetlips. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:
4575 
AphiaID:
218555 
Scientific:
Plectorhinchus picus 
German:
Schwarzweiße Süßlippe, Schwarzweiß-Süßlippe 
English:
Painted Sweetlip, Blackspotted Sweetlip, Magpie Sweetlips, Spotted Sweetlips 
Category:
Sweetlips/Grunts 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Plectorhinchus (Genus) > picus (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Cuvier, ), 1828 
Occurrence:
Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Austral Islands, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Islands, Lord Howe Island, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Rapa, Réunion , Singapore, Socotra Arch, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Timor Sea, Tonga, Tuvalu, Yemen 
Marine Zone:
Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 
Sea depth:
3 - 50 Meter 
Habitats:
Lagoons, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 
Size:
27.56" - 33.07" (70cm - 84cm) 
Temperature:
66.38 °F - 85.82 °F (19.1°C - 29.9°C) 
Food:
Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Rock lobster, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Snails 
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
Not available as offspring 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Not evaluated (NE) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
More related species
in this lexicon:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2024-04-15 17:45:19 

Info

(Cuvier, 1828)

Distribution:
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.

Biology:
Solitary species, 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.

Synonymised taxa:
Diagramma pica Cuvier, 1830
Gaterin picus (Cuvier, 1830)
Plectorhynchus picus (Cuvier, 1830) (misspelling)
Plectrorhynchus picus (Cuvier, 1830) (misspelling)

External links

  1. FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

Plectorhinchus picus, mid-size, Tanzania 2023
Plectorhinchus picus, mid-size, Tanzania 2023
Foto: Izu Islands, Japan
Foto: Pemuteran Bay, Bali, Indonesien
Painted Sweetlips - juvenile - Plectorhinchus picus, 2018
Foto: New South Wales, Australien

Commonly

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copyright Prof. Dr. Robert A. Patzner
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Schwarzweiße Süßlippe
Foto: Lord-Howe-Insel, Australien, Tasmansee

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