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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Etymology: Plectorhinchus: Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Klunzinger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 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.
Comprimento de primeira maturação / Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm 26.0  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 60.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 2799); idade máx. registrada: 14 anos (Ref. 92948)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 12; Raios dorsais (total) : 17 - 18; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 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).
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.
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
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