Indonesian Sweetlips
Scientific Name: Diagramma melanacrum
Species: Sweetlips (Haemulidae)
Other names: Grunts, Blackfin Sweetlips, Black-foot Sweetlips, Blackfin Slatey.
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Indonesian SweetlipsUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: lembeh - Indonesia
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Indonesian SweetlipsUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh Resort - Indonesia
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Indonesian SweetlipsUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
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Description
Also known as Grunts, Blackfin Sweetlips, Black-foot Sweetlips and Blackfin Slatey.
Found singly or in groups on sandy bottoms in lagoons and seaward reefs.
They feed on fish and benthic crustaceans.
Length - 50cm
Depth - 3-40m
Widespread Asian Pacific
Sweetlips are usually found either singly or in groups hovering over the reef during the day. They are nocturnal predators feeding on fish and benthic crustaceans.
In some areas sweetlips are known as "Grunts" because they "grunt", the grunting sound is produced by their flat teeth plates rubbing together and this is amplified by their air bladders.
Sweetlips can be distinguished from other species by their very large rubbery lips. (edit)
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The Indonesian Sweetlips is found in or near the Asian Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 5 times by user @fishx6
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