Yellow-striped sweetlips
📖 Overview
In coastal reef slopes, inner reefs and deep lagoon . Prefers sheltered reefs and during the day either solitary or in large inactive aggregations .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 21; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. This species is distinguished by the following characters: chin with 6 pores, no median pit; gill rakers on first gill arch 9-12 + 1 + 18-21 = 28-33; D XIII,18-21, 3rd-5th spines longest; lips fleshy, moderately swollen with age; scales ctenoid (rough to touch); lateral line tubed scales about 53-58; body depth 2.7-2.8 in SL; caudal rounded or lanceolate in juveniles, becoming truncate or emarginate in adults. Colour of body and head bright blue-green to sky blue with 5 to 7 bright yellow longitudinal bands often separated by thinner yellow bands or lines of spots; fins bright yellow to orange; juveniles similar to adults, but with fewer bands .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yellow-striped sweetlips is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Yellow-striped sweetlips is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 70 m . Tropical north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Celebes Sweetlips · Gold-lined Sweetlips · Goldbanded Sweetlips · Goldenlined Sweetlips · Goldlined Sweetlips · Goldstriped Sweetlips · Lined Sweetlips · Orange-lined Sweetlips · Yellow-striped Sweetlips |
| 🏳️Catalan | Bakoko de línies daurades |
| 🌍CES | chrochtal zlatopruhý |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Nijikoshodai · ニジコショウダイ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-arlequim-de-Celebes |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Золотополосый сладкогуб |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Bakoko de bandas doradas |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 打鐵婆 · 黃紋石鱸 · 黃紋胡椒鯛 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagramma chrysotaenia | Bleeker | 1855 | Synonym |
| Plectorhinchus celebecus | Bleeker | 1873 | Synonym |
| Plectorhinchus celebicus | Bleeker | 1873 | Synonym |
| Plectorhynchus celebicus | Bleeker | 1873 | Synonym |
| Plectorhynchus chrysotaenia | Bleeker | 1855 | Synonym |
| Plectoryhnchus celebecus | Bleeker | 1873 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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