Plectorhinchus picus
Plectorhinchus picus, the painted sweetlips, is a species of grunt native to coral reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean at depths of 3 to 50 m (9.8 to 164.0 ft). This species can reach 84 cm (33 in) in TL. It is a commercially important species and can be found in the aquarium trade.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Haemulidae |
| Genus: | Plectorhinchus |
| Species: | P. picus |
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| Plectorhinchus picus (G. Cuvier, 1828) | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Plectorhinchus picus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
External links
- Photos of Plectorhinchus picus on Sealife Collection
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