Silverbanded Sweetlip
Plectorhinchus diagrammus
- Usual depth6–26 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsMay, August, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Plectorhinchus diagrammus, the striped sweetlips, fourbanded sweetlips or silver-banded sweetlips, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae, one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae, the grunts. It feeds on benthic invertebrates. This species can reach 40 cm (16 in) in TL. It can be found in the aquarium trade and is farmed. It is native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, from the Andaman Islands to the Philippines, north as far as Japan, where it is an inhabitant of coral reefs. This species was first formally described in 1758 by Linnaeus in the 10th edition of the Systema Naturae, he gave it the name Perca diagramma. Its specific name diagrammus was not explained by Linnaeus but he cites Gronovius in his description who described "irregular longitudinal yellow lines", so the name is inferred to "a figure marked with lines".
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 3 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–26 m · Deepest record: 26 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Silverbanded Sweetlip
Other scientific names: Gaterin diagrammus, Perca diagramma, Plectorhinchus diagramma, Plectorhynchus diagrammus, Plectorhynchus diagramus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 34 open-data records from 1902 to 2014.
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