Spotted Sweetlips Fish

Spotted Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, undergoes a change from juvenile to adult that is almost amusing to observe. In its juvenile stage, it is a brown-maroon fish with relatively large white blotches. As it transforms to the adult coloration of white with small, dark spots, its juvenile white areas sometimes become elongated and sometimes fill with dark spots. The juveniles of the species swim with a unique motion, they hover and ambulate their bodies in a manner similar to an Ocellaris Clownfish. Once established, it has little interest in corals, but may eat any shrimp, snails, or worms; any crustaceans, being part of its naturalSpotted Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides