Family: Haemulidae
Common Name: Spotted sweetlips
Scientific Name : Plectorhinchus picus
Maximum length : 60cm
IUCN Red List Status : Not Evaluated
White with numerous black spots on head, body and fins (except pectorals and pelvics), and black margin on upper rear edge of opercle. Juvenile black on upper half, abruptly white ventrally, with broad white saddles on forehead, middle of dorsal fin and across caudal peduncle.
A solitary species found in lagoon and seaward reefs in 5 to 50m.. Adults usually under coral heads or in caves, while juveniles are found in shallow lagoons. Usually hides underneath ledges, crevices or in caves. Feeds on crustaceans and mollusks. Generally marketed fresh. Recorded from Bali, Maumere Bay and Manado and vicinity; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra, from Bali Strait to Timor Sea.
A solitary species found in lagoon and seaward reefs in 5 to 50m.. Adults usually under coral heads or in caves, while juveniles are found in shallow lagoons. Usually hides underneath ledges, crevices or in caves. Feeds on crustaceans and mollusks. Generally marketed fresh. Recorded from Bali, Maumere Bay and Manado and vicinity; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra, from Bali Strait to Timor Sea.
Photo 1 : Photo courtesy Richard Ling
Photo 2 : Photo courtesy Bertrand Malet
Reference : Allen, G R, Erdmannn, M V., 2012. Reef Fishes of the East Indies : Volume II. Singapore : Tropical Reef Research
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