Image Gallery: Sweetlips

The common name of the sweetlips (family Haemulidae) refers to the thick, blubbery-looking lips of these fishes.  The gallery shows only a few of the 145 species worldwide (21 in Australia).

Dotted Sweetlips at South West Rocks Dotted Sweetlips at South West Rocks
Giant Sweetlips near Corbett Reef Giant Sweetlips near Corbett Reef
Goldspotted Sweetlips at South Solitary Island Goldspotted Sweetlips at South Solitary Island
Goldspotted Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus Goldspotted Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus
Manyline Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus multivittatus Manyline Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus multivittatus
Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus Oriental Sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus
Juvenile Oriental Sweetlips at Aceh Juvenile Oriental Sweetlips at Aceh
Small juvenile Painted Sweetlips Small juvenile Painted Sweetlips
Juvenile Painted Sweetlips Juvenile Painted Sweetlips
Subadult Painted Sweetlips Subadult Painted Sweetlips
Painted Sweetlips on the Yongala Wreck Painted Sweetlips on the Yongala Wreck
Painted Sweetlips Painted Sweetlips
Painted Sweetlips at Maewo Island Painted Sweetlips at Maewo Island
Painted Sweetlips, Diagramma pictum Painted Sweetlips, Diagramma pictum
A juvenile Spotted Sweetlips A juvenile Spotted Sweetlips
A Spotted Sweetlips at Cormorant Pass A Spotted Sweetlips at Cormorant Pass
A Spotted Sweetlips at Raine Island A Spotted Sweetlips at Raine Island