Latin name
Plectorhinchus diagrammus
Other names
Plectorhinchus diagrammus
Identification
The name translates as "a figure marked with lines".
Features of fish fins
Dorsal spines (total): 12-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-20; Anal spines: 3; anal soft rays: 7-8.
Fish colouring
Has irregular yellow vertical lines.
Distribution
Occupies the eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, from the Andaman Islands to the Philippines, northwards to Japan.
Habitat
A marine, tropical species. Inhabitant of coral reefs.
Size
This species can reach 40 centimetres in length.
Behavior
They seek shelter on the reef and feed on a variety of benthic invertebrates.
Food and feeding habits
It feeds on benthic invertebrates.
Reproduction
Egg-laying. Clearly mating during reproduction.
Fishing
Commercial fishing.
Relationship with a person
Can be found in aquarium shops, grown on farms.
| Classification | |
| Phylum | Actinopterygii |
| Class | Chordata |
| Squad | Perciformes |
| Family | Haemulidae |
| Genus | Actinopterygii |
| Species | P. diagrammus |
| Features | |
| Conservation status | No information |
| Habitat | Bottom |
| Life span, years | No information |
| Maximum body weight, kg | No information |
| Maximum length, cm | 40 |
| Sailing speed, m/s | No information |
| Threat to people | No information |
| Way of eating | Bentophage |
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