BrackishSaltwater
Two-striped sweetlips
Plectorhinchus albovittatus
Haemulidae, Plectorhinchinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 100 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 21,000 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Egypt, Fiji, Guam, India, Indonesia, Japan, Maldives, Marshall Islands, and 11 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found in clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles in brackish habitats or shallow turbid coastal areas. Adults usually solitary, occasionally in pairs; on deep reefs or with sea mounts. At Palau, aggregates to spawn about once a year around new moon of April or May.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Diagramma albovittatum
- Diagramma giganteum
- Gaterin albovittatus
- Gaterin harrawayi
- Plectorhinchus giganteum
- Plectorhinchus harrawayi
In other languages
- Stor gryntefisk
- Giant sweetlips, Giant thicklip, Two-stripe sweetlips, Yellow lined sweetlips
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.