Species Type:
Fishes
Common Name(s):
Oriental sweetlips
Size:
Oriental sweetlips can grow up to 28.4 inches (72 centimeters) in length.
Diet:
Oriental sweetlips eat creatures living at the sea floor like marine worms, mollusks, sea stars, smaller boney fishes and shrimps/crabs.
Range & Habitat:
These fish inhabit inshore rocky reef areas, lagoons and coral reef communities in the Indo-west Pacific region.
Details:
These fish are white in color with thick, horizontal black stripes running from their face to the base of their yellow, spotted tails. They have large, yellow lips and yellow fins.