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Harlequin sweetlips (juvenile)

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Description:

It can reach about 70 cm in lenght. Juveniles are brown with large white blotches and mimic the movement of a poisonous flatworm for defence against predators.

Habitat:

Native to the tropical Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

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Marek Koszorek
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Marek Koszorek

จังหวัดภูเก็ต, Thailand

Spotted on Dec 26, 2018
Submitted on Dec 26, 2018

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