Plectorhinchus mediterraneus Rubberlip grunt

Plectorhinchus mediterraneus is commonly referred to as Rubberlip grunt. Difficulty in the aquarium: Not suitable for home aquaria!.

Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz, Madeira

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Scientific:: Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
German:: Mittelmeer-Süßlippe
English:: Rubberlip Grunt

Category:: Sötläppar / Grymtor

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Plectorhinchus (Genus) > mediterraneus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Guichenot, ), 1850

Occurrence:: Angola, East-Atlantic Ocean, Namibia, Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa
Size:: 23.62" - 31.5" (60cm - 80cm)
Temperature:: 68 °F - 80.6 °F (20°C - 27°C)
Food:: Crabs, Crustaceans, Edible crab, Invertebrates, Mantis shrimps, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Difficulty:: Not suitable for home aquaria!

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-11-09 23:05:33
Last edit:: 2012-11-09 23:05:33

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(Guichenot, 1850)

Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal to Henties Bay, Namibia.
Also from the western Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands.

Biology
Inhabits sandy and muddy bottoms. Feeds on zoobenthos and zooplankton.

Human uses:
Fisheries: commercial

Synonymised taxa:
Diagramma mediterraneum Guichenot, 1850
Parapristipoma mediterraneum (Guichenot, 1850)
Plectorhynchus mediterraneus (Guichenot, 1850) (misspelling)
Plectorhynchus mediterranus (Guichenot, 1850) (misspelling)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Homepage Prof. Dr. Peter Wirtz (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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