Minstrel sweetlips (Plectorhinchus schotaf) is a saltwater, brackish species recorded in Taiwan. It is mainly found over reef, at depths of 0–80 m.
Scientific name: Plectorhinchus schotaf · Water: Saltwater, Brackish
Size: up to 80 cm
The minstrel sweetlips is a haemulid found around rocks and corals from the surf zone down to 80 m. In the Seychelles, Madagascar and South Africa it enters estuaries and rivers, and its juveniles occur in tide pools. It occurs in tropical and subtropical waters between roughly 30 degrees north and 32 degrees south, from the surface to about 80 m, and reaches about 80 cm total length, commonly 60 cm. It supports commercial fisheries and is a game fish, in the medium price band. IUCN lists it as least concern. Trophic level is 3.8, fishing vulnerability high at 57 of 100, climate vulnerability high to very high at 74, and resilience low.
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