Harlequin sweetlips

Harlequin sweetlips

 

Scientific name : Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

 

Family : Haemulidae
Size : Up to 72 cm
Distribution : West and Central Tropical Indo-Pacific

 

Biology : The young are light brown with large white spots. The number of spots increases with age and the coat becomes darker.
It feeds at night mainly on molluscs, crustaceans and small fish.