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Genus Family: Haemulidae 🍽️ 20 Edible 🎣 6 Game Fish

Plectorhinchus

Species
31
Max Length
100 cm
Max Weight
15.0 kg
Max Lifespan
14 yrs
Avg Trophic
3.78
Threatened
-

🐟 Species in Genus Plectorhinchus

31 total
Barred rubberlip
Plectorhinchus plagiodesmus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Game
Biglip grunt
Plectorhinchus macrolepis
LC 🌊 Marine Edible
Blackspotted rubberlip
Plectorhinchus gaterinus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Game
Blue bastard
Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus
LC 🌊 Marine
Crescent sweetlips
Plectorhinchus cinctus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible
Dotted sweetlips
Plectorhinchus pica
🌊 Marine Edible
Dusky rubberlip
Plectorhinchus chubbi
DD 🌊 Marine Edible Game
Giant sweetlips
Plectorhinchus obscurus
🌊 Marine
Harlequin sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
LC 🌊 Marine
Harry hotlips
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
LC 🔄 Diadromous Edible Game
Largespot sweetlips
Plectorhinchus macrospilus
DD 🌊 Marine
Lemonfish
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible
Lesson's thicklip
Plectorhinchus lessonii
LC 🌊 Marine
Many-lined sweetlips
Plectorhinchus multivittatus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible
Minstrel sweetlips
Plectorhinchus schotaf
LC 🌊 Marine Edible Game
Oriental sweetlips
Plectorhinchus vittatus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible
Plectorhinchus Faetela
Plectorhinchus faetela
🌊 Marine
Plectorhinchus Makranensis
Plectorhinchus makranensis
🌊 Marine
Plectorhinchus Umbrinus
Plectorhinchus umbrinus
🌊 Marine
Ribboned sweetlips
Plectorhinchus polytaenia
LC 🌊 Marine Edible
Rubberlip grunt
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
DD 🌊 Marine Edible
Sailfin rubberlip
Plectorhinchus centurio
LC 🌊 Marine Edible
Sordid rubberlip
Plectorhinchus sordidus
LC 🌊 Marine Edible
Sri Lanka sweetlips
Plectorhinchus ceylonensis
LC 🌊 Marine Edible

🌍 Habitat Distribution

🌊 Marine
30
🔄 Diadromous
1

🛡️ Conservation Status

LC
DD
Least Concern 22
Data Deficient 3

🌐 Geographic Distribution

Tanzania
5 spp.
Mozambique
5 spp.
Seychelles
4 spp.
Kenya
4 spp.
Greece
2 spp.
Comoros
2 spp.
Mauritius
2 spp.
Cameroon
1 spp.
Guinea
1 spp.
Gabon
1 spp.
Republic of the Congo
1 spp.
Côte d'Ivoire
1 spp.
Angola
1 spp.
Senegal
1 spp.
DR Congo
1 spp.

🔬 Ecology & Feeding

Shallowest
0 m
Deepest
200 m