Yellowbanded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus)

General data

Main name: Yellowbanded sweetlips
Local names: Oblique-banded sweetlips, Diagonal-banded sweetlips, Lined blubber-lips, Lined sweetlips, striped sweetlips
Climates: Tropical
Habitat: Saltwater
Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean

Classification

Description

Description Plectorhinchus lineatus has fleshy lips which become moderately swollen with age, it has 6 pores on its chin but has no median pit. The dorsal fin contains 12-13 spines and 18-19 soft rays while the anal fin has 3 spines and 7-8 soft rays. The overall color is light grey which becomes white on the belly. It has prominent yellow lips and the upper part of the body is marked with a large number of broken, diagonal black stripes. The fins are yellow, the caudal, anal, and dorsal fins have black spots and the pelvic fins have red spots at their bases. The juveniles have a few horizontal to slightly angled dark brown bands, these break up as the fish grows until the color of the body looks dark chocolate brown above, broken up by a web of thin white lines running over the back. with continued growth, the wide brown bars on the lower flanks break up into spots, which shrink farther as the fish grows. This species attains a maximum total length of 72 cm (28 in). Distribution Plectorhinchus lineatus is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. Its range extends from Indonesia east to Philippines and New Ireland, north to the Ryukyu Islands and Ogasawara Islandss, south to New Caledonia and Australia. In Australia it is found at Scott Reef in Western Australia, Ashmore Reef in the Timor Sea and along the Great Barrier Reef as far south as the Capricorn Islands and the Gold Coast Seaway in Queensland. Habitat and biology Plectorhinchus lineatus occurs in deep waters, at depths between 1 and 35 m (3 ft 3 in and 114 ft 10 in), in both the inner and the outer reefs. Here it may be encountered either singly or in groups along coral slopes in clear water. The juveniles are solitary and are found on shallow, sheltered reefs. Typically nocturnal, they forage on open areas of sand and in beds of seagrass for benthic invertebrates during the night and resting during the day. Spawning aggregations have been noted off Palau around the new moon, this oviparous species forms pairs to spawn. During the day they can often be found resting near coral brommies, columnar outcrops of coral which are often exposed at low tide.

Taxonomy of Fishes

Osteichthyes - Bony fishes->
- Coelacanthi - Lobe-finned fishes->
- Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes->
  - Perciformes - Perches->
    
    Percidae - Perches->
    
    Pomatomidae - Bluefishes->
    
    Serranidae - Sea basses->
    
    Pomacentridae - Damsel and clownfishes->
    
    Latidae - Lates perches->
    
    Centropomidae - Snooks->
    
    Lutjanidae - Snappers->
    
    Haemulidae - Grunts->
    
    Haemulon - Scaled-fin grunts->
    
    Plectorhinchus - Sweetlips->
    
    Ribboned sweetlips (Plectorhinchus polytaenia)
    
    Harry hotlips (Plectorhinchus gibbosus)
    
    Yellowbanded sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus)
    
    Blackspotted rubberlip (Plectorhinchus gaterinus)
    
    Lemonfish (Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus)
    
    Two-striped sweetlips (Plectorhinchus albovittatus)
    
    Painted sweetlip (Plectorhinchus picus)
    
    Harlequin sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides)
    
    Rubberlip grunt (Plectorhinchus mediterraneus)
    
    Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus)
    
    Biglip grunt (Plectorhinchus macrolepis)
    
    Blue bastard (Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus)
    
    Sailfin rubberlip (Plectorhinchus centurio)
    
    Sri Lanka sweetlips (Plectorhinchus ceylonensis)
    
    Yellow-striped sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia)
    
    Dusky rubberlip (Plectorhinchus chubbi)
    
    Crescent sweetlips (Plectorhinchus cinctus)
    
    Striped sweetlips (Plectorhinchus diagrammus)
    
    Plectorhinchus faetela (Plectorhinchus faetela)
    
    Lesson’s thicklip (Plectorhinchus lessonii)
    
    Largespot sweetlips (Plectorhinchus macrospilus)
    
    Many-lined sweetlips (Plectorhinchus multivittatus)
    
    Giant sweetlips (Plectorhinchus obscurus)
    
    Zebra sweetlip (Plectorhinchus paulayi)
    
    Trout sweetlips (Plectorhinchus pictus)
    
    Barred rubberlip (Plectorhinchus plagiodesmus)
    
    Whitebarred rubberlip (Plectorhinchus playfairi)
    
    Minstrel sweetlips (Plectorhinchus schotaf)
    
    Sordid rubberlip (Plectorhinchus sordidus)
    
    Plectorhinchus umbrinus (Plectorhinchus umbrinus)
    
    Anisotremus - Anisotremus->
    
    Orthopristis - Orthopristis->
    
    Pomadasys - Pomadasys->
    
    Brachydeuterus - Brachydeuterus->
    
    Brachygenys - Brachygenys->
    
    Boridia - Boridia->
    
    Conodon - Conodon->
    
    Diagramma - Diagramma->
    
    Emmelichthyops - Emmelichthyops->
    
    Genyatremus - Genyatremus->
    
    Haemulopsis - Haemulopsis->
    
    Isacia - Isacia->
    
    Microlepidotus - Microlepidotus->
    
    Parakuhlia - Parakuhlia->
    
    Paranisotremus - Paranisotremus->
    
    Parapristipoma - Parapristipoma->
    
    Rhencus - Rhencus->
    
    Rhonciscus - Rhonciscus->
    
    Xenichthys - Xenichthys->
    
    Xenistius - Xenistius->
    
    Xenocys - Xenocys->
    
    Artedidraconidae - Barbled plunderfishes->
    
    Embiotocidae - Surfperches->
    
    Glaucosomatidae - Pearl perches->
    
    Malacanthidae - Tilefishes->
    
    Polynemidae - Threadfin->
    
    Gerreidae - Mojarras->
    
    Priacanthidae - Bigeyes->
    
    Monodactylidae - Moonyfishes->
    
    Centrogenyidae - False scorpionfishes->
    
    Epinephelidae - Groupers->
    
    Cebidichthyidae - Cebidichthyidae->
    
    Anthiadidae - Anthiadidae->
    
    Ambassidae - Asiatic glassfishes->
    
    Bathydraconidae - Antarctic dragonfishes->
    
    Bembropidae - Duckbill flatheads->
    
    Bovichtidae - Thornfishes->
    
    Caesionidae - Fusiliers->
    
    Caesioscorpididae - Blowhole perches->
    
    Centracanthidae - Picarels->
    
    Cepolidae - Bandfishes->
    
    Channichthyidae - Crocodile icefishes->
    
    Congrogadidae - Eelblennies->
    
    Datnioididae - Freshwater tripletails->
    
    Dinopercidae - Cavebasses->
    
    Eleginopidae - Patagonian blennies->
    
    Grammatidae - Basslets->
    
    Grammistidae - Soapfishes->
    
    Hapalogenyidae - Barbeled grunters->
    
    Harpagiferidae - Spiny plunderfishes->
    
    Lactariidae - False trevallies->
    
    Latilidae - Deepwater tilefishes->
    
    Leptobramidae - Beachsalmon->
    
    Liopropomatidae - Painted basslets->
    
    Niphonidae - Ara groupers->
    
    Nototheniidae - Cod icefishes->
    
    Opistognathidae - Jawfishes->
    
    Oxylebiinae - Painted greenlings->
    
    Plesiopidae - Roundheads->
    
    Pseudaphritidae - Catadromous icefishes->
    
    Pseudochromidae - Dottybacks->
    
    Ptereleotridae - Dartfishes->
    
    Toxotidae - Archerfishes->
  - Cypriniformes - Carps->
  - Esociformes - Pikes->
  - Salmoniformes - Salmons and Trouts->
  - Siluriformes - Catfishes->
  - Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes->
  - Gasterosteiformes - Sticklebacks->
  - Gadiformes - Cods->
  - Anguilliformes - Eels and morays->
  - Clupeiformes - Herrings->
  - Syngnathiformes - Pipefishes and Seahorses->
  - Gobiiformes - Gobies->
  - Mugiliformes - Mullets->
  - Carangiformes - Jacks->
  - Beloniformes - Needlefishes->
  - Labriformes - Wrasses->
  - Scombriformes - Mackerels->
  - Mulliformes - Goatfishes->
  - Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes->
  - Aulopiformes - Grinners->
  - Blenniiformes - Blennies->
  - Cyprinodontiformes - Toothcarps->
  - Osmeriformes - Smelts->
  - Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes->
  - Cichliformes - Cichlids->
  - Characiformes - Characins->
  - Osteoglossiformes - Bony tongues->
  - Elopiformes - Tarpons and tenpounders->
  - Anabantiformes - Gouramies and snakeheads->
  - Gymnotiformes - South American knifefish->
  - Istiophoriformes - Barracudas->
  - Albuliformes - Bonefishes->
  - Lepidogalaxiiformes - Salamanderfishes->
  - Lophiiformes - Anglerfishes->
  - Spariformes - Breams and porgies->
  - Trachiniformes - Weeverfishes->
  - Moroniformes - Temperate basses->
  - Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes->
  - Zeiformes - Dories->
  - Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes->
  - Holocentriformes - Squirrelfishes->
  - Dactylopteriformes - Flying gurnards->
  - Lampriformes - Lamprids->
  - Galaxiiformes - Southern smelts->
  - Batrachoidiformes - Toadfishes->
  - Hiodontiformes - Mooneyes->
  - Percopsiformes - Trout-perches->
  - Callionymiformes - Dragonets->
  - Atheriniformes - Silversides->
  - Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels->
  - Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers->
  - Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders->
  - Gonorynchiformes - Milkfishes->
  - Argentiniformes - Marine smelts->
  - Stomiiformes - Lightfishes and dragonfishes->
  - Ateleopodiformes - Jellynose fishes->
  - Myctophiformes - Lanternfishes->
  - Stylephoriformes - Tube-eyes->
  - Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes->
  - Beryciformes - Sawbellies->
  - Trachichthyiformes - Rughies->
  - Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels->
  - Kurtiformes - Nurseryfishes & Cardinalfishes->
  - Synbranchiformes - Swamp eels->
  - Gobiesociformes - Clingfishes->
  - Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses->
- Cladistii - Bichirs->
- Dipneusti - Lungfishes->
- Chondrostei - Sturgeons->
- Holostei - Gars and Bowfins->
Chondrichthyes - Cartilaginous fishes->
Agnatha - Jawless fishes->