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Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Etymology: Plectorhinchus: Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Rüppell.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino; salobre asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 2 - 50 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 7°S
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Madagascar to Fiji and Micronesia; north to Ryukyu andn south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 48635)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 13; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 17 - 18; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 7.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles in brackish habitats or shallow turbid coastal areas (Ref. 9710). Adults usually solitary, occasionally in pairs; on deep reefs or with sea mounts (Ref. 48635). At Palau, aggregates to spawn about once a year around new moon of April or May (Ref. 37816).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 25.4 - 29.2, mean 28.4 °C (based on 634 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00689 - 0.02895), b=3.00 (2.83 - 3.17), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.0 ±0.66 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Muy bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo superior a 14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High to very high vulnerability (73 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 20 [7, 40] mg/100g; Iron = 0.418 [0.215, 0.807] mg/100g; Protein = 19.8 [17.9, 21.6] %; Omega3 = 0.126 [0.068, 0.218] g/100g; Selenium = 36.9 [20.1, 63.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 58.9 [20.1, 175.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.04 [0.71, 1.53] mg/100g (wet weight);
