Indian Ocean oriental sweetlips, yellowbanded sweetlips
Distribution: from eastern Africa and western Indian Ocean to Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia.
The juveniles from this species are colored very differently from the adults
Often confused with Plectorhinchus lineatus and Plectorhinchus lessonii.
at Filitheyo (Maldives) © philippe-seve
at USS Liberty Wreck (Indonesia) © paradis974
at Lipah Beach (Indonesia) © paradis974
at Pulau Pandanan (Malaysia) © anne
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © lesli
at Baie Lazare (Seychelles) © paradis974
at Anse Sévère (Seychelles) © paradis974
at Anse Source d’Argent (Seychelles) © paradis974
at Denis Island (Seychelles) © pipouss
at Komodo Resort (Indonesia) © nst56
at Fairyland Beach / Anse Royale (Seychelles) © laubou_30
at Denis Island (Seychelles) © tinoumer
at Club Med Seychelles (Seychelles) © nst56
at Embudu (Maldives) © manceau
at Port Launay (Seychelles) © nst56
at Nanatha Bay (Mozambique) © manceau
at Anse Source d’Argent (Seychelles) © nicoleguillemin
at Bunaken Timur (Indonesia)
at Tubod Marine Sanctuary (Philippines) © mluzvieira
at Baie Lazare (Seychelles) © andyjukie
at Vilamendhoo (Maldives) © dominique
at Anse Caiman (Seychelles)
at Velidhu (Maldives) © aurelie
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