Plectorhinchus vittatus Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Oriental Blubber-lips, Oriental Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus vittatusis commonly referred to as Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Oriental Blubber-lips, Oriental Sweetlips. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 80000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

45 

AphiaID:

218545 

Scientific:

Plectorhinchus vittatus 

German:

Orient-Süsslippe 

English:

Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Oriental Blubber-lips, Oriental Sweetlips 

Category:

Sweetlips/Grunts 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Plectorhinchus (Genus) > vittatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Linnaeus, ), 1758 

Occurrence:

Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Djibouti, Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Australia, Bali, Christmas Islands, Comores, Fiji, Flores, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Islands, Madagascar, Malaysia, Maumere, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Pakistan, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Réunion , Samoa, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Spratly Islands, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor, Timor Sea, Togean Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Australia, Yemen 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

2 - 25 Meter 

Habitats:

Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Lagoons, Reef-associated, Rocky reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

up to 28.35" (72 cm) 

Temperature:

26,1 °F - 29,3 °F (26,1°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Bosmiden, Brine Shrimps, Krill, Lobster eggs, Mysis 

Tank:

17598.28 gal (~ 80000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

Possible to breed 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Plectorhinchus albovittatus
  Zweifarbige Süßlippe, Riesensüßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus ceylonensis
  Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
  Harlekin-Süßlippe
• Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
• Plectorhinchus chubbi
• Plectorhinchus cinctus
• Plectorhinchus diagrammus
• Plectorhinchus faetela
• 
  Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
  Orangetupfen-Süsslippen
• 
  Plectorhinchus gaterinus
  Schwarztupfen-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus gibbosus
  Harrys Süsslippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus lessonii
  Phantom-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus lineatus
  Gelbgestreifte Süsslippe
• Plectorhinchus macrolepis
• 
  Plectorhinchus macrospilus
  Großfleckige Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
  Mittelmeer-Süßlippe
• Plectorhinchus multivittatus
• 
  Plectorhinchus obscurus
  Riesen-Süßlippe
• Plectorhinchus paulayi
• 
  Plectorhinchus pictus
  Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus picus
  Schwarzweiße Süßlippe, Schwarzweiß-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus plagiodesmus
  Gelbmaul-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus playfairi
  Weißbänder-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus polytaenia
  Goldband-Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus schotaf
  Schotafs Süßlippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus sordidus
  Schwarze Süßlippe
• Plectorhinchus umbrinus
• 
  Plectorhinchus vittatus
  Orient-Süsslippe
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More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Plectorhinchus caeruleonothus
  Süsslippe
• 
  Plectorhinchus unicolor
  Süsslippe

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-20 15:53:58 

Last edit:

2024-04-15 18:53:04 

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