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.

Oriental Sweetlips

Scientific Name: Plectorhinchus vittatus
Family: Sweetlips - Haemulidae
Maximum Size: 85cm
Identification: White with black stripes, 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 in 2-25m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - E. Africa to Australia and Samoa, north to S.W. Japan.

Greenlip Parrotfish

Scientific Name: Scarus virdifucatus
Family: Parrotfishes - Scaridae
Maximum Size: 32cm
Identification: Shades of green to blue to purplish; blue-green cheek/gill cover with variable mark behind mouth, blue borders on dorsal, anal and tail fins.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coastal, lagoon and outer reefs to 15m.
Location: Indian Ocean - E. Africa, Aldabra, Seychelles, Maldives to Sumatra and Bali in Indonesia.