Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Inhabits coastal reefs, near rocky and coral areas (Ref. 9710). In Hong Kong live fish markets (Ref. 27253).
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Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - GroÃ-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9137&speccode=127
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Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Arabian Sea to southern Japan.
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Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino 1984 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=559&speccode=7
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Physical Description
Size
Max. size
60.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710))
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Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9710&speccode=13770
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Ecology
Habitat
Trophic Strategy
Inhabits coastal reefs, near rocky and coral areas (Ref. 9710).
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Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - GroÃ-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9137&speccode=127
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Plectorhinchus cinctus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.

There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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There are 2 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
CCTGTATCTAGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGGACAGCCCTAAGCCTGCTTATCCGAGCCGAACTAAGCCAACCTGGCGCTCTCTTAGGAGACGACCAGATCTACAACGTAATTGTTACGGCACATGCGTTTGTAATAATCTTTTTCATAGTAATGCCTATTCTAATCGGAGGGTTCGGAAACTGACTAGTCCCATTAATGATTGGGGCCCCCGACATAGCATTCCCCCGAATGAATAATATGAGCTTCTGACTGCTACCCCCATCCTTCCTTCTCCTTCTTGCCTCTTCAGGCGTAGAAGCTGGGGCGGGAACCGGTTGAACTGTCTACCCTCCACTGGCTGGTAATTTAGCACACGCGGGGGCATCCGTTGATTTAACAATTTTCTCCCTTCATCTAGCCGGTATCTCCTCAATTCTGGGGGCCATCAACTTCATCACAACTATTATTAACATGAAGCCCCCAGCTATTTCACAATACCAGACCCCCTTATTCGTTTGATCCGTACTGATTACTGCCGTTCTCCTACTCCTCTCCCTCCCAGTCCTTGCTGCCGGAATTACAATGCTCCTCACAGATCGCAACCTCAACACCACCTTCTTTGACCCAGCAGGAGGAGGTGACCCTATTCTTTACCAACACCTA
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Plectorhinchus cinctus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 6
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 6
Specimens with Barcodes: 7
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=57073
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Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
Benefits
Importance
fisheries: commercial; aquaculture: commercial
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Lee, C. and Y. Sadovy 1998 A taste for live fish: Hong Kong's live reef fish market. Naga ICLARM Q. 21(2):38-42. (Ref. 27253)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=27253&speccode=13033
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Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen 1993 Meeresfische der Welt - GroÃ-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=9137&speccode=127
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