Giant Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus albovittatus, the two-striped sweetlips or giant sweetlips, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae, part of the grunt family Haemulidae. It is native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Giant Sweetlips being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Plectropomus leopardus
• Plectorhinchus gibbosus
• Plectropomus areolatus
• Aethaloperca rogaa

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Actinopterygii

Order

Acanthuriformes

Family

Haemulidae

Genus

Plectorhinchus

Species

Plectorhinchus albovittatus

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