Many-Spotted Sweetlips

Scientific Name: Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Family: Sweetlips – Haemulidae
Maximum Size: 72cm
Identification: Whitish to yellowish or greenish undercolor, unmarked whitish belly; profuse dark brown spots on head, body and fins.
Favourite: Usually solitary.
Hide-out: Often near ledges of coastal reefs, lagoons and seaward slopes in 2-30m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific – Maldives to Fiji. S.W. Japan to Australia.