Oriental Sweetlips
Also known by the common names of Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips, Oriental Blubberlips, Oriental Dogfish, Oriental Grunt, Oriental Sweetlip, Oriental Thicklip, Sweetlips, Yellow-banded Sweetlip, the Oriental Sweetlips is a colourful reef fish found in the Indian Ocean and other areas of the Indo-Pcific region. It's popular with photographers, due to its docile nature and nice colours & markings.
A solo Oriental Sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus) on a sunet dive at Thailand's Similan Islands
Credit: Alexander Kiermayer
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Oriental Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus vittatus
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| Scientific Rank | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata (Chordates) |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes (Perch-Like Fish) |
| Family: | Haemulidae (Haemulidae) |
| Genus: | Plectorhinchus (Plectorhinchus) |
| Species: | Plectorhinchus vittatus |
| Size | |
| Average Size: | 70 centimetres |
No Troubles Just Bubbles divers who recently spotted Oriental Sweetlips
(27) - No Troubles Just Bubbles divers have spotted Oriental Sweetlips on a liveaboard trip - showing the 8 most recent
Craig
Spotted in:
Thailand
Thailand
Liveaboard:
MV Manta Queen 2
Destinations:
Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When:
Apr 2026
Ventan
Spotted in:
Thailand
Thailand
Liveaboard:
Similan Quest
Destinations:
Koh Bon, Similan Islands
When:
Mar 2026
Zoe
Spotted in:
Thailand
Thailand
Liveaboard:
MV Koon9
Destinations:
Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock
When:
Mar 2026
Jannike
Spotted in:
Thailand
Thailand
Liveaboard:
MV Manta Queen 7
Destinations:
Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Boonsung Wreck
When:
Mar 2026
Tom H.
Spotted in:
Thailand
Thailand
Liveaboard:
MV Koon9
Destinations:
Richelieu Rock, Surin Islands
When:
Feb 2026
Lauren
Spotted in:
Thailand
Thailand
Liveaboard:
MV Manta Queen 3
Destinations:
Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai, Richelieu Rock, Boonsung Wreck
When:
Feb 2026
Boris
Spotted in:
Thailand
Thailand
Liveaboard:
MV Koon9
Destinations:
Similan Islands, Koh Bon, Koh Tachai
When:
Jan 2026
Indonesia
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