Ribbon Sweetlips

Scientific Name: Plectorhinchus polytaenia
Family: Sweetlips - Haemulidae
Maximum Size: 40cm
Identification: Bright yellow with bold pattern of black-edged pale blue stripes running from head to tail.
Favourite: Solitary or may form small resting groups during the day; actively forage at night on small invertebrates.
Hide-out: Coastal and seaward reefs in 5-40m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia and Philippines to Papua New Guinea and N.W. Australia.