Harlequin Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) - Marine Life - Liveaboard Diving
Harlequin Sweetlips
Harlequin Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) is also known by some as the Spotted Sweetlips or Clown Sweetlips. Some also refer to Sweetlips species as 'Grunts.' This species lives across the Indo-Pacific region at depths from very near the surface to 35 metres.
A small group of Harlequin Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides) swimming of an Indonesian reef
Credit: Johan Folmeus
A Harlequin Sweetlips followed by its cousin, an Oriental Sweetlips
Credit: Emmy Ahlen
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Harlequin Sweetlips Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
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| Scientific Rank | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Chordata (Chordates)
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| Class: |
Actinopterygii
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| Order: | Perciformes (Perch-Like Fish) |
| Family: | Haemulidae (Haemulidae) |
| Genus: | Plectorhinchus (Plectorhinchus) |
| Species: | Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides |
| Size | |
| Average Size: | 70 centimetres |
No Troubles Just Bubbles' divers who recently saw Harlequin Sweetlips
Joel Rajesh
Spotted in:
Thailand
Thailand Diving from boat: Andaman
Trip destinations: Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When: Apr 2022
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