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Clown sweetlips

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepède, 1801

AnimalsLutjans and gaterins

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesia

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

Harlequin sweetlipsBritish English
Many-spotted sweetlipsBritish English
Diagramme arlequinFrench (France)
Gaterin arlequinFrench (France)

Other invalid scientific names

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Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

GBIF — Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Sources

LAMARE Véronique, PERRIER Philippe in : DORIS, 18/04/2021 : Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepède, 1801, https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/1617

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 14/01/2022 : Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepède, 1801, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1831

Modification history

Modified by Jean-Pierre CASTILLO on 14/01/2022

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