Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Lutjaniformes
Familia: Haemulidae
Genus: Plectorhinchus
Species: P. albovittatus – P. caeruleonothus – P. celebicus – P. ceylonensis – P. chaetodonoides – P. chrysotaenia – P. chubbi – P. cinctus – P. diagrammus – P. faetela – P. flavomaculatus – P. gaterinoides – P. gaterinus – P. gibbosus – P. griseus – P. harrawayi – P. lessonii – P. lineatus – P. makranensis – P. macrolepis – P. macrospilus – P. mediterraneus – P. multivittatus – P. nigrus – P. obscurus – P. orientalis – P. paulayi – P. pictus – P. picus – P. plagiodesmus – P. playfairi – P. polytaenia – P. punctatissimus – P. schotaf – P. sordidus – P. umbrinus – P. unicolor – P. vittatus
Name
Plectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801
Gender: masculine
Type species: Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepède, 1801
Type by monotypy
References
Lacépède, B.G.E. 1801: Histoire naturelle des poissons. 3 : i-lxvi + 1-558, Pls. 1-34. BHL
Damadi, E., Moghaddam, F.Y., Ghassemzadeh, F. & Ghanbarifardi, M. 2020. Plectorhinchus makranensis (Teleostei, Haemulidae), a new species of sweetlips from the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. ZooKeys, 980: 141–154. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.980.50934 Open access Reference page.
Links
Plectorhinchus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Plectorhinchus species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Vernacular names
English: Sweetlips
ไทย: ปลาสร้อยนกเขา, ปลาสร้อยนกเขาทะเล
Plectorhinchus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae which is one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae which also includes the grunts. The species in this genus are found in fresh, brackish, and salt waters.
Description and characteristics
These fish have big, fleshy lips and tend to live on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific in small groups or pairs. They will often associate with other fishes of similar species; several species of sweetlips sometimes swim together. They are usually seen in clusters in nooks and crannies or under overhangs. At nightfall, they venture from their shelters to seek out their bottom-dwelling invertebrate prey, such as bristleworms, shrimps, and small crabs.
Sweetlips colouring and patterning changes throughout their lives. For example, Plectorhinchus polytaenia develops more stripes with age. Juvenile sweetlips generally look quite different from the adults, and often live solitary lives on shallower reef sections. Juveniles may be banded or spotted and are usually a completely different colour from the adults of their species. Small juveniles have an undulating swimming pattern, possibly mimicking poisonous flatworms as a means of predator avoidance.[4][5]
Juvenile Plectorhinchus lessonii off Taiwan
Species
These are the currently recognized species in this genus:
Plectorhinchus albovittatus (Rüppell, 1838) (Two-striped sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus J. W. Johnson & Worthington Wilmer, 2015 (Blue bastard) [6] [1]
Plectorhinchus ceylonensis (J. L. B. Smith, 1956) (Sri Lanka sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacépède, 1801 (Harlequin sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1855) (Yellow-striped sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus chubbi (Regan, 1919) (Dusky rubberlip)
Plectorhinchus cinctus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843) (Crescent sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus diagrammus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Striped sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus faetela (Forsskål, 1775)
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Lemonfish)
Plectorhinchus gaterinus (Forsskål, 1775) (Blackspotted rubberlip)
Plectorhinchus gibbosus (Lacépède, 1802) (Harry hotlips)
Plectorhinchus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1830) [6]
Plectorhinchus lessonii (G. Cuvier, 1830) (Lesson's thicklip)
Plectorhinchus lineata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Yellowbanded sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus macrolepis (Boulenger, 1899) (Biglip grunt)
Plectorhinchus macrospilus Satapoomin & J. E. Randall, 2000 (Largespot sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus makranensis Damadi, Moghaddam, Ghassemzadeh, Ghanbarifardi[7] (Oman sweetlips)[8]
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus (Guichenot, 1850) (Rubberlip grunt)
Plectorhinchus multivittatus (W. J. Macleay, 1878) (Many-lined sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus obscurus (Günther, 1872) (Giant sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus paulayi Steindachner, 1895 (Zebra sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936) (Trout sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus pica (G. Cuvier, 1828) (Painted sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus plagiodesmus Fowler, 1935 (Barred rubberlip)
Plectorhinchus playfairi (Pellegrin, 1914) (Whitebarred rubberlip)
Plectorhinchus polytaenia (Bleeker, 1853) (Ribboned sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus schotaf (Forsskål, 1775) (Minstrel sweetlips)
Plectorhinchus sordidus (Klunzinger, 1870) (Sordid rubberlip)
Plectorhinchus umbrinus (Klunzinger, 1870)
Plectorhinchus unicolor (W. J. Macleay, 1883) (Sombre sweetlips) [6]
Plectorhinchus vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips)
References
Sepkoski, J. (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2021). Species of Plectorhinchus in FishBase. February 2021 version.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Haemulidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
Debelius, H. Asia Pacific Reef Guide. 2001. ISBN 3-925919-56-2
Debelius, H. Indian Ocean Reef Guide. 2001. ISBN 978-3-931702-67-0
Johnson, J.W.; Worthington Wilmer, J. (2015). "Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus, a new species of sweetlips (Perciformes: Haemulidae) from northern Australia and the resurrection of P. unicolor (Macleay, 1883), species previously confused with P. schotaf (Forsskål, 1775)". Zootaxa. 3985 (4): 491–522. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3985.4.2. PMID 26250161.
Damadi E, Moghaddam FY, Ghassemzadeh F, Ghanbarifardi M (2020) Plectorhinchus makranensis (Teleostei, Haemulidae), a new species of sweetlips from the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. ZooKeys 980: 141-154. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.980.50934
"Oman Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus makranensis)". iNaturalist Canada. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
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