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Spots & Stripes
The fish in front with spots is a Many Spotted Sweetlips - Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, also known as Harlequin Sweetlips as in the juvenile phase, they are more known as Harlequin Sweetlips and in the adult phase, Many Spotted Sweetlips. Different species of Sweetlips can sometimes be seen hanging out together.
"Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides", the harlequin sweetlips, is a species of grunt native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is a denizen of coral reefs found at depths of from 1 to 30 m. It can reach 72 cm in TL. The heaviest known individual weighed 7 kg. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.
Juveniles are brown with large white blotches and mimic the movement of a poisonous flatworm for defence against.. more
