Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
Gold-spotted sweetlips | Goldspot Sweetlip Bream | Goldspotted Blubberlips | Lemon Sweetlips | Netted Sweetlips | Painted Sweetlip | Rubberlip | Yellow-spotted Sweetlip | Yellowspotted Thicklip
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus, adult, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus, juvenile, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus, adult, Rottnest Island, WA, Photo: Antonia Cooper
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Temperate Africa, Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Blue body with dense covering of gold spots, which join to form wavy lines on face. Lacks dark upper edge on operculum of P. picus (Dotted Sweetlips) which also has darker, rusty coloured spots. Juveniles with broad gold lines along body and translucent yellow fins.
Information
Max Size: 60 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 17.8-30.4°C
Depth: 1-30m
Habitat Generalization Index: 14.72
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (13.9% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney