Celebes Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
- Usual depth3–10 m
- Water temperature26–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 3 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–10 m · Deepest record: 13.2 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Celebes Sweetlips, Goldbanded Sweetlips, Goldenlined Sweetlips, Gold-lined Sweetlips, Goldlined Sweetlips, Goldstriped Sweetlips, Lined Sweetlips, Orange-lined Sweetlips, Yellow-striped Sweetlips
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Bakoko de bandas doradas
- Japanese
- Nijikoshodai, ニジコショウダイ
- Simplified Chinese
- 打鐵婆, 黃紋石鱸, 黃紋胡椒鯛
Other scientific names: Diagramma chrysotaenia, Plectorhinchus celebecus, Plectorhinchus celebicus, Plectorhynchus celebicus, Plectorhynchus chrysotaenia, Plectoryhnchus celebecus
Similar species
- Clown Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
- Harry Hotlips
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
- Blackstriped Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus lineatus
- painted sweetlip
Plectorhinchus pica
- Ribboned Sweetlip
Plectorhinchus polytaenia
- Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus vittatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 186 open-data records from 1929 to 2023.
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