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Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus)
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Plectorhinchus vittatus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips

Also known as: Oriental Blubber-Lips, Oriental Sweeplips, Oriental Sweetlips

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

2–25 m

Max size

72 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Haemulidae

Where to find it

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Image: © Debra Baker (CC-BY) · GBIF (CC-BY) · source