Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips (subadult)

Plectorhinchus vittatus

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Max Weight

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Max Depth

25 m

Description

Plectorhinchus vittatus iis a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae, one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae, the grunts. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Other names: Oriental Sweetlips or Oriental Blubberlips. D... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Sri Lanka Maldives Vietnam Seychelles Laccadive Islands +42 more in Seabook

Colors

white

black

yellow

Edible

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Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Conservation status

(LC) Least concern

Poisonous

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Social Behaviour

Solitary

Danger to human

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Venomous

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