Ribboned sweetlips

Distribution : Eastern Indian Ocean and western Pacific, including Raja Ampat.

Marine region

Ribboned sweetlips invite us to see the reef as a shelter shared by many fish. They inhabit coastal waters between 5 and 40 metres.

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WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?

Pale lines run along the golden brown body to the snout. The fins are yellow. Adults commonly reach about 30 cm and may grow to 40 cm.

Coastal Indo-Pacific reefs provide shelter and feeding areas. The documented 5–40 m range does not measure the depth of this filmed scene.

Like other sweetlips, it takes invertebrates close to the seabed. This general diet does not identify any particular shrimp as prey in the video.

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