Plectorhinchus pica Painted Sweetlip, Blackspotted Sweetlip, Magpie Sweetlips, Spotted Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus pica is commonly referred to as Painted Sweetlip, Blackspotted Sweetlip, Magpie Sweetlips, Spotted Sweetlips. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 1841001

Scientific:: Plectorhinchus pica
German:: Schwarzweiße Süßlippe, Schwarzweiß-Süßlippe
English:: Painted Sweetlip, Blackspotted Sweetlip, Magpie Sweetlips, Spotted Sweetlips

Category:: Sweetlips/Grunts

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Haemulidae (Family) > Plectorhinchus (Genus) > pica (Species)
Initial determination:: (Cuvier, ), 1828

Occurrence:: Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Austral Islands, Australia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, India, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Lesser Sunda Islands, Lord Howe Island, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Caledonia, New South Wales (Australia), Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Rapa, Réunion , Singapore, Socotra Arch, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tansania, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Timor Sea, Tonga, Tuvalu, 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:: 3 - 50 Meter
Habitats:: Lagoons, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: 27.56" - 33.07" (70cm - 84cm)
Temperature:: 66.38 °F - 85.82 °F (19.1°C - 29.9°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Rock lobster, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Snails
Difficulty:: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-08-26 13:50:36
Last edit:: 2026-01-15 12:07:21

Info

Plectorhinchus pica (Cuvier, 1828)

Distribution:
Indo-Pacific: Seychelles to the Society Islands, north to Japan and south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands. Rare or absent from most of the western Indian Ocean, but common in the Seychelles.

Biology:
Solitary species, found in lagoon and seaward reefs.
Adults usually under coral heads or in caves, while juveniles are found in shallow lagoons. Feeds on crustaceans and mollusks.
Generally marketed fresh.

Synonymised names
Diagramma pica Cuvier, 1830 · unaccepted
Diagramma pica Cuvier, 1828 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Diagramma punctatissimum Playfair, 1868 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Gaterin picus (Cuvier, 1830) · unaccepted
Gaterin punctatissimus (Playfair, 1868) · unaccepted
Plectorhinchus picus (Cuvier, 1828) · unaccepted
Plectorhinchus picus (Cuvier, 1830) · unaccepted
Plectorhinchus punctatissimus (Playfair, 1868) · unaccepted
Plectorhynchus picus (Cuvier, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Plectrorhynchus picus (Cuvier, 1830) · unaccepted (misspelling)

External links

FishBase (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Reef Life Survey (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

Pictures

Juvenile

Plectorhinchus picus, mid-size, Tanzania 2023

Painted Sweetlips - juvenile - Plectorhinchus picus, 2018

Commonly

Foto: Lord-Howe-Insel, Australien, Tasmansee

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