Fish of the Plectorhinchus genus of the Haemulidae (grunts) family of the superfamily Percoidea of the Perciformes order of the Acanthopterygii superorder.
(Rubberlip grunt. Photo by © Peter Wirtz. fishbase.org)
Rubberlip grunt (Plectorhinchus mediterraneus) was first described in 1850 by the French zoologist Antoine Alphone Guichenot (1809-1876).
It inhabits the depth of 10-180 meters. It prefers to swim close to the sandy and oozy bottom. The maximum recorded length is 80 cm; specimens up to 60 cm long are more common. The maximum weight is 7.9 kg. It feeds on zooplankton. If it is taken out of the water, it can make sounds resembling grunts.
(Rubberlip grunt. Photo © pescadesdelaplayadeconil.blogspot.com)
It has been found in the Adriatic Sea several times.
Names of rubberlip grunt (Plectorhinchus mediterraneus) in other languages as follows:
Middellandsezeeknorvis (Dutch), Μπούρος (Buros) (Greek), Burro chiclero (Spanish), Grugnitore grigio (Italian), Mittelmeer-Süßlippe (German), Parma (Polish), Diagrama (Romanian), Средиземноморский сладкогуб (Sredizemnomorskiy sladkogub) (Russian), Morski vepar (Serbian, Croatian), Prašičevka (Slovenian), Diagramme gris (French).