Goldlined Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia

Thin yellow horizontal stripes. All fins are luminous yellow.

Size : 50 cm

Habitat : Inhabits coral-rich regions in lagoons and protected outreefs, 5-60 m. Alone, during the day often in larger groups which disperse in the nocturnal search for food.

Distribution : Bali to SW Japan, GBR and New Caledonia.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Perciformes

FAMILY

:

Haemulidae

GENUS

:

Plectorhinchus

SPECIES

:

Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia

Other Information

Population Status

Not Evaluated (NE)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner