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Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936)

Trout sweetlips
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Plectorhinchus pictus
Picture by Randall, J.E.


Saudi Arabia country information

Common names: Shahfir, Sobaity
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Based on Photo by J.E. Randall. Manifa. Remark: reef off Manifa.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1997
National Database:

Common names from other countries

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).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 200 m (Ref. 28016).   Tropical

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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