Yellow-Striped Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 6–70 m
- Max size: 41 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
Yellow stripes run along this sweetlips, which favours sheltered coastal reef slopes, inner reefs and deep lagoons down to about 70 metres. By day it either rests alone or gathers in large inactive groups, becoming more active once the light fades.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Haemulidae › Plectorhinchus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 273484.
FAQ
- How deep does the Yellow-Striped Sweetlips live?
- The Yellow-Striped Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia) is typically found at 6–70 m.
- Is the Yellow-Striped Sweetlips dangerous to divers?
- The Yellow-Striped Sweetlips is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Yellow-Striped Sweetlips get?
- The Yellow-Striped Sweetlips grows to about 41 cm.