Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus

Family: Haemulidae

Common Name: Yellow-spotted sweetlips

Scientific Name : Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus

Maximum length : 60cm
IUCN Red List Status : Not Evaluated

Greyish with orange and blue stripes on head, and small orange spots on upper half of body, extending onto dorsal and caudal fins.

Inhabits coastal waters near sheltered reefs, lagoons, and weedy areas, solitarily or in groups. Adults usually on silty reefs at moderate depths, or in current channels occasionally inshore 2-25m; juveniles enter estuaries and harbors. Feeds on small fishes and crustaceans. Good food fish, marketed fresh. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding.

From southwest Sumatra to Timor Sea.

Photo 1 : Photo courtesy Richard Ling
Photo 2 : Photo courtesy Benjamin Naden

Reference :
- http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Plectorhinchus-flavomaculatus.html
- Allen, G R, Erdmannn, M V., 2012. Reef Fishes of the East Indies : Volume II. Singapore : Tropical Reef Research