Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus Ehrenberg 1830

gold-spotted sweetlips

Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus, gold-spotted sweetlips

Juvenile gold-spotted sweetlips, Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus, have horizontal stripes. The adults, pictured left, are covered with gold spots which become more numerous and proportionally smaller with age.

Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus, gold-spotted sweetlips

Distribution = widespread Indo-Pacific
Max size = 60 cms
Family = Haemulidae - sweetlips