Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Goldlstriped Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
Goldlstriped Sweetlips
Also known as: Goldlined Sweetlips
Category: Sweetlips
Scientific Name: Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
Size: Up to 20 in. (51 cm)  
Depth: 15-210 ft. (5-64 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, Taiwan, Philippines
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Haemulidae (Family)
       └Plectorhinchinae (Subfamily)
        └Plectorhinchus (Genus)
         └P. chrysotaenia (Species)

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