Blubberlip

Scientific Name: Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Family: Sweetlips - Haemulidae
Maximum Size: 60cm
Identification: Gray to brown with charcoal-gray head; black margin on cheek and gill cover, dark outlines around scales, may display dusky wide bar on back and forebody; high back profile.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs, lagoons and outer slopes to 25m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Samoa. S.W. Japan to Australia.