Common Name : Giant sweetlips
Scientific Name : Plectorhinchus albovittatus
Maximum length : 100cm
IUCN Red List Status : Not Evaluated
Adult overall grey with whitish speckling, yellow spinous dorsal fin, black pelvic and anal fins, anterior party of soft dorsal fin broadly black. and small large black patches along respective upper and lower lobes of caudal fin. Juvenile with pair of broad black stripes on upper two-thirds of body with narrower yellow stripe between, whitish to orange ventral third of body, and alternating black and yellow/orange bands on caudal fin.
Found in clear lagoon and seaward reefs in 2-50m. Juveniles in brackish habitats or shallow turbid coastal areas. Adults usually solitary, occasionally in pairs; on deep reefs or with sea mounts. At Palau, aggregates to spawn about once a year around new moon of April or May. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding.
Found in clear lagoon and seaward reefs in 2-50m. Juveniles in brackish habitats or shallow turbid coastal areas. Adults usually solitary, occasionally in pairs; on deep reefs or with sea mounts. At Palau, aggregates to spawn about once a year around new moon of April or May. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding.
Recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Bali, Maumere Bay, Komodo, Pulau Seribu, Sangalakki Island and Pulau Weh; with an Indonesian distribution from Papua to Sumatra.
Photo 1 : Photo courtesy Paul Kli
Photo 2 : Photo courtesy Benjamin Naden
Reference : - http://www.fishbase.org/summary/6362
- Allen, G R, Erdmannn, M V., 2012. Reef Fishes of the East Indies : Volume II. Singapore : Tropical Reef Research
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