Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus

(Cuvier, 1830)

Vernacular names
English : Lemonfish
French : Gaterin citron

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Eupercaria i. s. (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Haemulidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species grows to 60 cm in length. Brown-beige body, bluish-grey on head, white belly. Dusky grey fins with more or less distinct dusky orange spots. Flanks covered with orange-yellow spots becoming orange wavy lines on cheeks.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from Red Sea and South Africa to Papua New Guinea, north to south Japan, south to Australia. Lives in coastal reefs, channels, lagoons and seagrass areas, to 25 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species status has yet to be assessed but it has a fairly large range. It is hardly ever collected for trade but often caught by fisheries.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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