Ribboned Sweetlips
Ribboned Sweetlips (Plectorhincus polytaenia) is a medium-sized species of Sweetlips found in the Indo-Pacific region. They often swim in schools, and can be found swimming and feeding with other species of Sweetlips and/or other reef fish.
Ribboned (Plectorhincus polytaenia) at 25 metres in Indonesia
Credit: Johan Folmeus
A small group of Ribboned Sweetlips (Plectorhincus polytaenia)
Credit: Johan Folmeus
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Ribboned Sweetlips Plectorhinchus polytaenia
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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 polytaenia |
| Size | |
| Average Size: | 40 centimetres |
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