Quick facts

Latin namePlectorhinchus lineatus

Size: 50 cm

Habitat: coral reefs, lagoons, reef slope

Distribution: Western Pacific region

Lined sweetlips are reef-associated fishes commonly observed resting beneath ledges or slowly cruising above coral reefs.

Lined sweetlips swimming above coral reef

Related Fish Guides

This species is included in our Reef Fishes of the Coral Triangle featuring reef fish photographed in their natural environment.