Striped Sweetlips (species: Plectorhinchus lessonii) in ALA: LIRS and surrounds using records to Oct. 2021 (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Plectorhinchus lessonii
Striped Sweetlips


©Kendall Clements: Plectorhinchus lessonii at Hicks Reef near Lizard Island

©Anne Hoggett: Plectorhinchus lessonii in a cavern at Dynamite Pass (Reef 14-140) near Lizard Island.

©Anne Hoggett: Juvenile Plectorhinchus lessonii, 3-4 cm long, raised in aquarium from light-trap caught settler at Lizard Island. Aquarium photo.

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

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 40 cm (Length according to Allen et al, 2003)

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.

Other references

  • Holbrook, S.J., R.J. Schmitt, V. Messmer, A.J. Brooks, M. Srinivasan, P.L. Munday and G.P. Jones (2015). Reef fishes in biodiversity hotspots are at greatest risk from loss of coral species, PLOS One, doi10.1371/journal.pone.0124054. LIRS catalog number 1915.