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Plectorhinchus albovittatus
These two giant sweetlips (aka Two-striped sweetlips) are a about half-grown, which is why they are probably hanging out in the shallows of a coral lagoon. Sweetlips change appearance as they grow, with the young being quite colorful and brightly striped. At this age these two show a pattern of two broad vertical two-stripes.
Shallow coral lagoon of Lady Elliot Island.
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Thanks Kelton. I love chasing fish with my camera, but I try not to stress them out too much.
It's cool
Here is a a previous spotting (video) of a full sized Giant sweetlips. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/667...