Magpie Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus picus
(Other names Dotted Sweetlips, Painted Sweetlips)
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Juveniles have a white body with black covering the top half of the fish. White saddles are present down it's back and black spots on tail. As the fish matures the black breaks up and becomes spots that cover the top half of the fish.

Size: 90cm in length (maximum)

Diet: Molluscs & Crustaceans

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Left: Ian Banks
Centre: John Natoli
Right: John Natoli
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