Plectorhinchus playfairi (Pellegrin, 1914)
Whitebarred rubberlip
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Haemulidae (Grunts) > Plectorhinchinae
Etymology: Plectorhinchus: Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Lambert Playfair (1828–1899) was an engineer, soldier, diplomat, linguist and author. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Etymology: Plectorhinchus: Greek, plektos = plaited + Greek, rhyngchos = snout (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Lambert Playfair (1828–1899) was an engineer, soldier, diplomat, linguist and author. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Pellegrin.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 80 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and southern Oman to South Africa and Madagascar (Ref. 11441); including Saudi Arabia, Arabian Gulf (Ref. 95411).
Size / Weight / Age
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19 - 20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Black with white crossbars, fading to grey with 4 white bars; lips, skin around mouth and pectorals pink in color (Ref. 2799).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found on coral reefs (Ref. 9710) as well as in littoral pools (Ref. 5213). Solitary species (Ref. 2799).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).
Main reference
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Smith, M.M. and R.J. McKay, 1986. Haemulidae. p. 564-571. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 2799)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 June 2018
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes
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