Oriental Sweetlips

Scientific Name: Plectorhinchus vittatus
Family: Sweetlips – Haemulidae
Maximum Size: 85cm
Identification: White with black stripes, lips and fins yellow; spotted dorsal, anal and tail fins.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups; generally nocturnally but drift in the open during the day.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs, lagoons and seaward reefs in 2-25m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific – E. Africa to Australia and Samoa, north to S.W. Japan.