lemonfish
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus (Cuvier, 1830)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the Haemulidae family. It has many common names, including lemonfish, goldspotted sweetlips, lemon sweetlips, and yellowspotted thicklip.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature named this species as being of "least concern" in terms of conservation efforts.
Wikipedia contributors, Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:37:25.871979+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus (Cuvier, 1830)
- Name authority
- (Cuvier, 1830)
- Common name
- lemonfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Haemulidae
- Genus
- Plectorhinchus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyHaemulidae Gill, 1885
- subfamilyPlectorhinchinae Jordan & Thompson, 1912
- genusPlectorhinchus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesPlectorhinchus flavomaculatus (Cuvier, 1830)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Plectorhinchus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Plectorhinchus ceylonensis (Smith, 1956) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepède, 1801 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia (Bleeker, 1855) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| dusky rubberlipsPlectorhinchus chubbi (Regan, 1919) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| blackspotted gruntPlectorhinchus gaterinus (Forsskål, 1775) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus lessonii (Cuvier, 1830) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus macrolepis (Boulenger, 1899) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus macrospilus Satapoomin & Randall, 2000 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus obscurus (Günther, 1872) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| zebra sweetlipsPlectorhinchus paulayi Steindachner, 1895 | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus pictus (Tortonese, 1936) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plectorhinchus pica (Cuvier, 1828) | HaemulidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Diagramma flavomaculatum Cuvier, 1830 Cuvier, 1830 | synonym |
| Gaterin flavomaculatus (Cuvier, 1830) (Cuvier, 1830) | synonym |
| Gaterin citronellus Smith, 1956 Smith, 1956 | synonym |
| Diagramma ornatum Kossmann & Räuber, 1877 Kossmann & Räuber, 1877 | synonym |
| Plectorhynchus flavemaculatus (Cuvier, 1830) (Cuvier, 1830) | synonym |
| Plectorhynchus flavomaculatus (Cuvier, 1830) (Cuvier, 1830) | synonym |
| Plectorinchus flavomaculatus (Cuvier, 1830) (Cuvier, 1830) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218549 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4K3R9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.