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Painted Sweetlips

Diagramma pictum

Also known as: Australian Slatey, Blacktail, Bluey, Grey Sweetlip, Moke, Morwong, Mother-in-law Fish, Painted Blubberlip, Painted Thicklip, Painted Thick-lipped Grunt, Sailfin Rubberlip, Silver Sweetlips, Slate Bream, Slate Sweetlip, Slatey Bream, Slatey Sweetlip, Smokey Bream, Sweetlips, Thicklip Bream, Thicklip, Trout Sweetlip, Yellowdot Sweetlip

LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
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@fishx6 · Lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 28

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Overview

Juveniles are boldly striped in black and white, with a yellowish head and belly. As they grow the stripes break up into spots, which then fade away. They favour weedy habitats.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
hoveringmakes soundsnocturnalschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 27
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 28

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    ALL STAGES
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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyHaemulidae
    6. genusDiagramma
    7. speciesDiagramma pictum (Thunberg, 1792)

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