DIVE LOG AUSTRALASIA ISSUE 413 AUGUST 25

Above and Below: The stunning Many Lined Sweetlip, Plectrorhinchus multivittatum . They are resting in the wreck of the Quetta during the day and feed on sand dwelling creatures at night.

They are known as the Haemulinae. A word of caution here, you have to look closely to differences and similarities in this family but that close scrutiny always has its own rewards. SWEETLIPS are classified into two main Families. Family Haemulinae: Estuarine grunters; Family Plectrorhinchinae: Thicklip Grunters is a large family with 120 species and 18 genera

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