Slatey Bream
Diagramma labiosum
- Group: Other
- Max size: 90 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
Adults of this sweetlips gather in large schools along reef slopes and deep lagoons, while juveniles shelter in shallow estuaries. The body reshapes as the fish grows: at about twenty five centimetres the long rounded tail gives way to the squared off fin of the adult.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Eupercaria incertae sedis › Haemulidae › Diagramma
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 279261.
FAQ
- Is the Slatey Bream dangerous to divers?
- The Slatey Bream is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Slatey Bream get?
- The Slatey Bream grows to about 90 cm.