Oblique-banded Sweetlips
Description

Adult fish grow to 50cm in length. Distinctive markings along the body and yellow coloured fins with black spots.

References

Australian Museum Online: Australian Museum Fish Site
Scientific Name

Plectorhinchus lineatus


Habitat
Coral reefs and inshore tropical areas of the eastern Indian ocean and western Pacific ocean.
Found throughout the Great Barrier Reef and off-shore islands of north-western Australia.
Oblique-banded sweetlips
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