Indonesian Sweetlips

Scientific Name: Diagramma melanacrum
Family: Sweetlips - Haemulidae
Maximum Size: 50cm
Identification: Gray with brown spotting on body, larger blackish spots on yellow dorsal and tail fins, black ventral and anal fins. Large juveniles have combination of stripes and longitudinal rows of spots.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups over sand bottoms.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs and lagoons in 3-40m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Malaysian Peninsula, Indonesia and Philippines.