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Updated 2/11/2023

Family Haemulidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC

Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides

Juvenile, Waikiki Aquarium

Subadult, Waikiki Aquarium

 

Subadult, Wakatobi, Indonesia, 50 feet

Large subadult, Waikiki Aquarium

 

Adult, Wakatobi, Indonesia, 50 feet

 

Palau, 20 feet


Palau, 15 feet


Juvenile, Palau, 15 feet

Juvenile, Karimunjawa, Indonesia
   

HARLEQUIN SWEETLIPS

Fairly common under ledges during the day.  Color pattern varies greatly by age.  Attains 20 inches.  Mauritius to Okinawa, Tonga and the Caroline Islands.