Plectorhinchus pictus Trout sweetlips

Plectorhinchus pictus is commonly referred to as Trout sweetlips. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

14096 

AphiaID:

367252 

Scientific:

Plectorhinchus pictus 

German:

Süßlippe 

English:

Trout Sweetlips 

Category:

Sweetlips/Grunts 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopteri (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Plectorhinchus (Genus) > pictus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Tortonese, ), 1936 

Occurrence:

Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Djibouti, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, Corea, East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Irak, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mayotte, Pakistan, Philippines, Quatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, South China Sea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen 

Sea depth:

20 - 200 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 32.68" (83 cm) 

Weight:

6.9 kg 

Temperature:

69.98 °F - 82.76 °F (21.1°C - 28.2°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Krill, Mantis shrimps, Mysis, Predatory, Rock shrimps, Schrimps 

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:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Plectorhinchus albovittatus
  Zweifarbige Süßlippe, Riesensüßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus ceylonensis
  Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
  Harlekin-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
  Gelbgestreifte Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus chubbi
  Bronze-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus cinctus
  Sichel Süßlippe
• Plectorhinchus diagrammus
• 
  Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
  Orangetupfen-Süsslippen
• 
  Plectorhinchus gaterinus
  Schwarztupfen-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus gibbosus
  Harrys Süsslippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus lessonii
  Phantom-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus lineatus
  Gelbgestreifte Süsslippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus macrolepis
  Großlippen-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus macrospilus
  Großfleckige Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
  Mittelmeer-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus multivittatus
  Goldtupfen-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus obscurus
  Riesen-Süßlippe
• Plectorhinchus paulayi
• 
  Plectorhinchus pictus
  Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus picus
  Schwarzweiße Süßlippe, Schwarzweiß-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus plagiodesmus
  Gelbmaul-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus playfairi
  Weißbänder-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus polytaenia
  Goldband-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus schotaf
  Schotafs Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus sordidus
  Schwarze Süßlippe
• Plectorhinchus umbrinus
• 
  Plectorhinchus vittatus
  Orient-Süsslippe
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus
  Süsslippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus centurio
  Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus makranensis
  Makran-Süßlippe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2021-09-15 18:18:47 

Last edit:

2024-04-15 17:47:22 

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