Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips

Plectorhinchus vittatus

The Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips, "Plectorhinchus vittatus", is a species of grunt native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species can be found on both coral and rock reefs at depths from 2 to 25 m.
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Appearance

The Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips reach up to 72 cm in SL. Juveniles are striped black. As they age, the stripes in the tail are replaced by black dots on a yellow background.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderAcanthuriformes
FamilyHaemulidae
GenusPlectorhinchus
SpeciesP. vittatus
Photographed in
Indonesia
Maldives
Philippines