Yellowbanded Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus lineatus
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 1–50 m
- Max size: 72 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
Bold black and gold stripes run the length of this sweetlips, which rests in the open by day and feeds on the reef at night. It hangs along coral slopes of clear lagoons and seaward reefs, gathering at certain sites to spawn, and grows to around seventy centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Haemulidae › Plectorhinchus
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 273489.
FAQ
- How deep does the Yellowbanded Sweetlips live?
- The Yellowbanded Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus lineatus) is typically found at 1–50 m.
- Is the Yellowbanded Sweetlips dangerous to divers?
- The Yellowbanded Sweetlips is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Yellowbanded Sweetlips get?
- The Yellowbanded Sweetlips grows to about 72 cm.