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


©Anne Hoggett: Goldspotted Sweetlips in a cave at Lizard Island (9 Mar 2015)

©Anne Hoggett: Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus at Lizard Island (8 Mar 2015)

©Anne Hoggett: Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus at Lizard Island (16 Jan 2016)

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

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Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

Colours

         

Distinguishing features

Silver grey with orange spots on body, tail and dorsal fin. Head blueish with orange spots merging to stripes.

Size

  • Up to 60 cm (Length of specimen)

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

  • Burdon-Jones, C. and G.R.W. Denton (1981). Metals in marine organisms from the Great Barrier Reef Province. Part 1. Base line survey,Interim Progress Report, James Cook University, Townsville.. LIRS catalog number 69.
  • Ceccarelli, D.M., M.J. Emslie and Z.T. Richards (2016). Post-disturbance stability of fish assemblages measured at coarse taxonomic resolution masks change at finer scales. PLOS One, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156232. LIRS catalog number 1971.
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