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Plectorhinchus gibbosus Lacepede 1802
brown sweetlips
The brown sweetlips, Plectorhinchus gibbosus, is plain
greyish brown ,with a small mouth. The lips become very thick with age
This group of three fish were, just hanging out in at a cleaner station. The one in the foreground is being groomed by two cleaner wrasse.
Distribution = widespread tropical Indo -Pacific, northern Australia
Max size = 75cms
Family = Haemulidae - sweetlips
