Plectorhinchus schotaf
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Haemulidae
Genus
Plectorhinchus
Species
Plectorhinchus schotaf
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Size data has not been obtained.
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Similar taxa
- Animalia: Blue Bastard (species: Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus)
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Animalia:
species: Plectorhinchus unicolor
Plectorhinchus schotaf has been mistakenly applied to Plectorhinchus unicolor in Australia but that species is not known to occur there (described from the Red Sea) (Randall et al, 1997).
Distribution and habitat preferences
It can be found in marine environments. It can be found in brackish environments.Web resources
References
- Johnson, J.W. and J.W. Wilmer (07/2015). Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus, a new species of sweetlips (Perciformes: Haemulidae) from northern Australia and the resurrection of P. unicolor (Macleay, 1883), species previously confused with P. schotaf (Forsskål, 1775), Zootaxa, 3985(4). Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus, a new species of sweetlips (Perciformes: Haemulidae) from northern Australia and the resurrection of P. unicolor (Macleay, 1883), species previously confused with P. schotaf (Forsskål, 1775)↱