Plectorhinchus playfairi Whitebarred Sweetlip

Plectorhinchus playfairi is commonly referred to as Whitebarred Sweetlip. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 50000 Liter is recommended.

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Weißbänder-Süßlippe

Mozambique 2006 - 7mile Reef

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Scientific:: Plectorhinchus playfairi
German:: Weißbänder-Süßlippe
English:: Whitebarred Sweetlip

Category:: Sweetlips/Grunts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Plectorhinchus (Genus) > playfairi (Species)
Initial determination:: (Pellegrin, ), 1914

Occurrence:: Indian Ocean, Kenya, Madagascar, Red Sea, South-Africa, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean
Size:: up to 35.43" (90 cm)
Temperature:: °F - 68 °F (°C - 20°C)
Food:: Coralfish of all kind, Crabs, Crustaceans, Schrimps
Tank:: 10998.92 gal (~ 50000L)
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep

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Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

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Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2011-07-24 15:20:05
Last edit:: 2011-07-24 15:20:05

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Die Weißbänder-Süßlippe ist ein riffgebundener Fisch, der in Tiefen von 5-50 Meter Tiefe zu finden ist.
Meist ist diese Art nur einzeln anzutreffen, ist aber auch dafür bekannt, sich in Schulen anderer Süßlippen-Arten unterzumischen.

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