Plectorhinchus pica

Plectorhinchus pica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Haemulidae
Genus:	Plectorhinchus
Species:	P. picus
Binomial name
	Plectorhinchus picus; (G. Cuvier, 1828)
Synonyms
	Diagramma pica G. Cuvier, 1828; Diagramma pica G. Cuvier, 1830; Gaterin picus (G. Cuvier, 1830); Plectorhinchus picus (G. Cuvier, 1830);

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.^[1]

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Plectorhinchus picus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.

External links

Photos of Plectorhinchus pica on Sealife Collection

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[1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Plectorhinchus picus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.

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