Manyline Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus multivittatus (Macleay 1878)


Other Names: Manybanded Sweetlips, Many-lined Sweetlips

A Manyline Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus multivittatus, at the Murion Islands north of Exmouth, on Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia, April 2009, depth 14 m. Source: Erik Schlogl / iNaturalist.org. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:
A sweetlips with wavy horizontal lines on face, dense yellow spots forming oblique wavy lines on the upper sides, a silvery abdomen with smaller yellow spots, and yellow fins. 

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Bray, D.J. 2018, Plectorhinchus multivittatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/458

Manyline Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus multivittatus (Macleay 1878)

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Distribution

Northern Australia, from about Kalbarri, Western Australia, to Mackay, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in Taiwan.

Species Citation

Diagramma multivittatum Macleay 1878, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 1 2(4): 349, pl. 7(2). Type locality: Port Darwin.

Author

Bray, D.J. 2018

Resources

Australian Faunal Directory

Manyline Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus multivittatus (Macleay 1878)

References


Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. 

Allen, G.R. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls. 

Hutchins, J.B. 1994. A survey of the nearshore reef fish fauna of Western Australia's west and south coasts — The Leeuwin Province. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 46: 1-66 figs 1-6 

Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270 

Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. 

Larson, H.K., Williams, R.S. & Hammer, M.P. 2013. An annotated checklist of the fishes of the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa 3696(1): 1-293

Macleay, W.J. 1878. The fishes of Port Darwin. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 2(4): 344-367 pls 7-10 See ref at BHL

McKay, R.J. 2001. Haemulidae. pp. 2961-2989 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 5 2791-3379 pp. 

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. 

Scott, T.D. 1959. Notes on Western Australian fishes. No. 1. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 82: 73-91 figs 1-8 (as Plectorhynchus ordinalis) See ref at BHL

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CAAB Code:37350018

Depth:2-50 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:50 cm TL

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