Dotted Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus pica
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 3–50 m
- Max size: 84 cm
- For divers: safe
A bold black and white sweetlips of lagoon and seaward reefs, it lives alone, sheltering by day under coral heads or inside caves. It comes out to feed on crustaceans and molluscs and grows to over eighty centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Haemulidae › Plectorhinchus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1841001.
FAQ
- How deep does the Dotted Sweetlips live?
- The Dotted Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus pica) is typically found at 3–50 m.
- Is the Dotted Sweetlips dangerous to divers?
- The Dotted Sweetlips is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Dotted Sweetlips get?
- The Dotted Sweetlips grows to about 84 cm.