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Clown Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Lacepède, 1801

Clown Sweetlips

Also known as: Harlequin Sweetlip, Harlequin Sweetlips, Harlequin Thicklip, Many-Spotted Sweetlips, Spotted Blubber-Lips, Spotted Sweetlips

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About
Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–30 m

Max size

72 cm

Max weight

7 kg

Diet

Hunting macrofauna (predator)

Taxonomy
Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Haemulidae

Where to find it
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