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Sri Lanka Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus ceylonensis

Also known as: Sweetlips, Ceylon Sweetlips

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2019
Adult
@ravana · Jetwing Beach, Negambo, Sri Lanka · November 20121 / 2
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Overview

Found in small too large schools, often near shallow sandstone platforms of coastal fringing reefs.
Indian Ocean - Andaman Islands, Sri Lanka

In some areas of the world 'Grunts' are better known as 'Sweetlips' distinguished from other species by their very large rubbery lips.
'Grunts'because they "grunt," the grunting sound is produced by their flat teeth plates rubbing together and this is amplified by their air bladders.
Found either singly or in schools hovering or motionless over the reef during the day, becoming nocturnal predators.

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indian Ocean
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Found in small too large schools, often near shallow sandstone platforms of coastal fringing reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyHaemulidae
    6. genusPlectorhinchus
    7. speciesPlectorhinchus ceylonensis (Smith, 1956)

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    More in the family

    Grunts (Haemulidae)