Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Genus Plectorhinchus Higher classification Plectorhinchus | Phylum Chordata Family Haemulidae Scientific name Plectorhinchus picus Rank Species | |
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Similar Plectorhinchus, Grunts, Plectorhinchus lineata, Plectorhinchus albovittatus, Plectorhinchus lessonii | ||
Dotted sweetlips plectorhinchus picus in marine aquarium
Plectorhinchus picus, the painted sweetlips, is a species of grunt native to coral reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean at depths of 3 to 50 m (9.8 to 164.0 ft). This species can reach 84 cm (33 in) in TL. It is a commercially important species and can be found in the aquarium trade.
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