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Harlequin Sweetlips (juvenile)

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Description:

Also known as Spotted Sweetlips, Many-spotted Sweetlips, Harlequin Thicklip, Brownkelly Sweetlips, Brownie Sweetlips and Clown Sweetlips. As a juvenile, the harlequin sweetlips is brown or tan covered with white spots or blotches. As it grows older its body turns white, and the spots become white and more dense. Juvenile sweetlips mimic the movement of a poisonous flatworm as a defense against predators.

Habitat:

Found singly and occasionally with others in caves, along inner reef dropoffs, lagoons and seaward reefs. Found at depths of 1 to 30m. Widespread in the Indo-Pacific region.

Notes:

Spotted this cute wiggly fish at a depth of about 40 feet.

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4 Comments

MariaPomsaharova
MariaPomsaharova 11 years ago

wonderful spotting, love the photos as well as the video. it's great to actually see the mimicing moves.

Blogie
Blogie 12 years ago

Thanks, Dilek & Gerardo! :)

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Wonderful shots Blogie
Nice video.

Dilek Cifci
Dilek Cifci 12 years ago

Very cute fish and nice video! Thanks for sharing Blogie

Blogie
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Davao Del Norte, Philippines

Spotted on Feb 11, 2012
Submitted on Feb 12, 2012

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