Species profile

Painted Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus pica

Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.

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Encounter
Distinct dive records
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Location
1 media records
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Trip
Latest 21 May 2026
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Puerto Galera
21 May 2026 / Asia 2026

Field notes

Encounter profile

Identified using iNaturalist WoRMS.

Plectorhinchus pica - Plectorhinchus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae which is one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae which also includes the grunts. The species in this genus are found in fresh, brackish, and salt waters.

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