Reef Fish
Oriental Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus vittatus · Bony fish, family Haemulidae (grunts and sweetlips)
Adult oriental sweetlips have perfected standing still in public. Schools of a few dozen hover in tight formation under table corals and overhangs through the day, thick lips and painted stripes all facing the current, barely finning: an arrangement photographers structure whole dives around, especially in the Maldives. They disperse at night to root crustaceans and worms out of the sand. The juveniles seem like a different animal entirely: blotched brown-and-white clowns that swim in exaggerated, flopping loops, a performance widely interpreted as mimicry of toxic flatworms, advertising unpalatability before the fish has size on its side. Day schools tolerate a slow, level approach to within a body length; rush them and the formation dissolves over the reef edge. The family name is earned: disturbed fish grunt audibly by grinding pharyngeal teeth.
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"상주종"은 해당 목적지에서 대부분의 다이빙 시 만날 수 있다는 뜻이고, "계절종"은 표기된 달에 안정적으로 출현한다는 뜻입니다. 그 외의 생물은 계획이 아닌 보너스로 여기세요.
| 목적지 | 신뢰도 | 월 | 참고 사항 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North & South Malé AtollsMaldives | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Sipadan & MabulMalaysia | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Ari AtollMaldives | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Similan Islands & Richelieu RockThailand | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 | |
| Zanzibar & MnembaTanzania | Resident: seen on most dives | 연중 가능 |
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이해하기
서식지: Clear lagoon and seaward reefs, schooling by day under table corals, overhangs, and bommie shadows.
범위: Indian Ocean and western Pacific, from East Africa and the Maldives to Indonesia, Micronesia, and Samoa.
행동 특성: Day-resting schools hold tight formation facing the current, dispersing after dark to feed; boldly patterned juveniles swim in exaggerated flopping loops widely read as flatworm mimicry.
먹이: Crustaceans, worms, and other invertebrates rooted from sand and rubble at night.
크기: 보통 0.4 m; 최대 기록 수심 0.6 m (total length).
이 생물 주변에서의 행동 요령
Approach a resting school slow and level from down-current; rushing the formation scatters it and costs every diver behind you the sight.
보존
Taken in local fisheries across parts of the range; day-schooling behavior makes populations easy to deplete where spearfishing is common.
관련 다이브 사이트 목록
강조 표시된 사이트는 편집팀이 해당 종에 대해 직접 등록한 곳이며, 숫자는 1990년 이후 사이트 기준 약 5km 이내에서 기록된 GBIF 출현 건수입니다.
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