Two-stripe sweetlips
Plectorhinchus albovittatus
- Usual depth1–20 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Plectorhinchus albovittatus, the two-striped sweetlips or giant sweetlips, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae, part of the grunt family Haemulidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 20 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 10 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–20 m · Deepest record: 30.3 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Two-stripe sweetlips, Giant Sweetlips, Giant Thicklip, Indian grunt, Two-striped Sweetlips, two-stripe sweetlips, Twostripe Sweetlips
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Riesen-Süßlippe
- Spanish
- Bakoko gigante negro, Bakoko Goliat
- Japanese
- Daidaikoshodai, ダイダイコショウダイ
- Thai
- ปลาสร้อยนกเขาแดง
- Simplified Chinese
- 厚嘴仔, 打鐵婆, 白帶石鱸, 白帶胡椒鯛
Other scientific names: Diagramma albovittatum, Diagramma giganteum, Gaterin albovittatus, Gaterin harrawayi, Plectorhinchus harrawayi, Plectorinchus albovittatus
Similar species
- Clown Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
- Harry Hotlips
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
- Blackstriped Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus lineatus
- painted sweetlip
Plectorhinchus pica
- Ribboned Sweetlip
Plectorhinchus polytaenia
- Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus vittatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 242 open-data records from 1951 to 2023.
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