Blackspotted Sweetlips Swimming

Vibrant Blackspotted sweetlips glide through the water, showcasing thier fluid movements and striking colours.

  • Image ID 57335679
  • Production Year 2022
  • Length 00:00:20
  • Production Company Ngoteya Wild
  • Resolution
  • FormatMP4
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Synopsis

Plectorhinchus gaterinus, commonly known as the blackspotted rubberlip or African grunt, is a marine ray-finned fish. It is a type of sweetlips that belongs to the subfamily Plectorhinchinae—one of two subfamilies in the Haemulidae family of grunts. This species lives in the western Indian Ocean.It feeds at night on bottom-dwelling invertebrates.


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Ngoteya Wild