Oriental Sweetlip Plectorhinchus Orientalis Stock Photography

The Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus, is a species of grunt native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species can be found on both coral and rock reefs at depths from 2 to 25 m 6.6 to 82.0 ft.The Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips reach up to 72 cm 28 in in SL. Juveniles are striped black. As they age, the stripes in the tail are replaced by black dots on a yellow background.