Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Dotted Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus picus
Dotted Sweetlips
Also known as: Painted Sweetlips
Category: Sweetlips
Scientific Name: Plectorhinchus picus
Size: Up to 3 ft. (85 cm)  
Depth: 15-150 ft. (5-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Haemulidae (Family)
      └Plectorhinchinae (Subfamily)
       └Plectorhinchus (Genus)

All Photographs
© 2025 Florent Charpin