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Giant sweetlips

Plectorhinchus albovittatus

Description:

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.

Habitat:

Shallow coral lagoon of Lady Elliot Island.

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3 Comments

lori.tas
lori.tas 10 years ago

Thanks Kelton. I love chasing fish with my camera, but I try not to stress them out too much.

KeltonBryson
KeltonBryson 10 years ago

It's cool

lori.tas
lori.tas 10 years ago

Here is a a previous spotting (video) of a full sized Giant sweetlips. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/667...

lori.tas
Spotted by
lori.tas

Queensland, Australia

Spotted on Sep 25, 2013
Submitted on Oct 27, 2013

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