Grammistes sexlineatus

(Thunberg, 1792)

Vernacular names
English : Goldenstriped soapfish
French : Poisson-savon à six lignes

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Perciformes
Family : Serranidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Adults can reach up to 30 cm in length. Fairly large mouth, body slightly compressed laterally. Ground coloration is brown to almost black with horizontal sometimes broken yellow to white bands on flanks and head.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from Red Sea and East Africa to Marquesas Islands, north to South Japan, south to New Zealand. Lives in coastal waters near caves, over coral and rocky substrates, to 130 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a very large range and seems to be at least locally common.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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