Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936)
Trout sweetlips
Plectorhinchus pictus
photo by Randall, J.E.

 Family:  Haemulidae (Grunts), subfamily: Plectorhinchinae
 Max. size:  83 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 6,900.0 g
 Environment:  reef-associated; depth range 20 - 200 m
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf to Sri Lanka (Ref. 11441). Elsewhere, eastward extending to China (Ref. 3412).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Inhabits coastal waters. Caught throughout its range; not common. Marketed fresh (Ref. 3412). Juveniles are used in the aquarium industry (Ref. 9137)
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 24.08.93
 Modified by: Froese, Rainer - 10.03.02
 Checked by: Froese, Rainer - 04.01.96

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