White-barred Rubberlip
Plectorhinchus playfairi
Also known as: Sweetlips, Whitebar Rubberlip, White-barred Sweetlip
- Sweetlips
- Whitebar Rubberlip
- White-barred Sweetlip
Overview
Found singly, close to shelter during the day, out hunting for food at night, over coral and rocky reefs.
They feed nocturnally on benthic invertebrates.
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.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Indian Ocean
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Found singly, close to shelter during the day, out hunting for food at night, over coral and rocky reefs.
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