- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- HAEMULIDAE
- Plectorhinchus
- chaetodonoides
Spotted Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacépède 1801
Other Names: Harlequin Sweetlips, Many-spotted Sweetlips, Spotted Blubber-lips

A Spotted Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides, at Matamanoa, Fiji. Source: Paddy Ryan / http://www.ryanphotographic.com/. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
Adults covered in brown spots with a whitish belly, while the juveniles are easily recognised by their large white spots on a brown background. Immature fish have a combination of large white spots and smaller dark spots.
A series of juvenile Spotted (Harlequin) Sweetlips at Panagsama, Moalboal, Philippines.
Video of a juvenile Spotted (Harlequin) Sweetlips possibly mimicking a poisonous flatworm.
Cite this page as:
Dianne J. Bray, Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides in Fishes of Australia, accessed 02 Feb 2023, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2440