Diagonal-Banded Sweetlips

Scientific Name: Plectorhinchus lineatus
Family: Sweetlips - Haemulidae
Maximum Size: 48cm
Identification: White with black body bands and white belly; lips and fins yellow; spotted dorsal, anal and tail fins.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups; generally nocturnally but drift in the open during the day.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs, lagoons and seaward reefs to 35m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia and Philippines to Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia, north to S.W. Japan.