Ribbon Sweetlips (species: Plectorhinchus polytaenia) in Lady Elliot Island (Gaia Guide)
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Plectorhinchus polytaenia
Ribbon Sweetlips


©Klaus Stiefel: Ribbon Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia)

©Jnpet: Ribbon Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Haemulidae
Genus Plectorhinchus
Species Plectorhinchus polytaenia

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 50 cm (Total Length)

Depth range

  • From 5 m to 40 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Indo-West Pacific: west coast of India; Philippines and Indonesia to Papua New Guinea, south to northern Australia.

Occurs on coastal and seaward reefs. Adults on deep, current-prone slopes with rich invertebrate growth; juveniles on sheltered reefs nearby. (Fishbase)

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