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Harlequin sweetlips adult

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides,

Description:

Up to 72 cm. They gain more spots and the spots reverse from white to black as they age. It inhabits coral reefs and feeds on crustaceans, mollusks and other fish.

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The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Thanks Scott, to me they look like leopards of the sea :-)

The MnMs
Spotted by
The MnMs

Dumaguete, Siquijor, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 1, 2012
Submitted on Nov 10, 2012

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