lemonfish

Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus

Fish Reaching Sixty Centimeters in Japanese Waters

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Large
Tropical fish

Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Haemulidae family. It has many common names, including lemonfish, goldspotted sweetlips, lemon sweetlips, and yellowspotted thicklip. The International Union for Conservation of Nature named this species as being of "least concern" in terms of conservation efforts.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Plectorhinchus
Maximum length: 60 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea south to Transkei, South Africa and east to Papua New Guinea, north to southern Japan, south to western Australia and New South Wales (Ref. 9710 ).

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