※Don’ confuse with Plectorhinchus pictus(Trout sweetlips).
국외종(foreign species) Order Perciformes Family Haemulidae(grunts) Painted sweetlip Plectorhinchus picus(Cuvier, 1828). 84.0 cm TL Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8.
Distribution; Indo-Pacific: Seychelles to the Society Islands, north to Japan and south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands. Rare or absent from most of the western Indian Ocean, but common in the Seychelles General; Very similar to Plectorhinchus pictus(Trout sweetlips). Found solitary or in small groups, found in lagoon and seaward reefs. Adults usually under coral heads or in caves, while juveniles are found in shallow lagoons. Feeds on crustaceans and mollusks. Occurs at depths of 3 to 50 m. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding. Generally marketed fresh. It is a commercially important species and can be found in the aquarium trade.
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