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    (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Pauline Fey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) François Libert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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    (c) victorcnt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Lesley Clements, all rights reserved

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    (c) Erik Schlögl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Oblique-banded Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus lineatus

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1,380 observations
Group
Fish

About

Plectorhinchus lineata also known as the yellowbanded sweetlips, is a species of grunt which inhabits coral reefs of the western Pacific Ocean, where it occurs at depths from 1 to 35 m (3.3 to 114.8 ft). This species can reach 72 cm (28 in) in TL. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.

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