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Two-striped sweetlips
Plectorhinchus albovittatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Two-striped sweetlips
- Scientific
- Plectorhinchus albovittatus
- Dhivehi
- Maa guruva
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 1 m (standard length) (FishBase); MRS 1997 gives max. 1 m
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 2 to 50 m; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2023
Description
The largest sweetlips, reaching about 1 m. Adults are dark grey with many pale spots and short lines, a broad pale bar behind the pectoral fin and black on the soft dorsal fin and tail lobes; juveniles have two bold white stripes on a dark body. Adults roam in loose groups over reef flats and rubble slopes.
In the Maldives
Dhivehi name maa guruva (MRS 1997). MRS notes it is not particularly common in the Maldives.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Plectorhinchus-albovittatus.html
- fao.org /4/AD471E/AD471E00.htm
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Plectorhinchus_albovittatus_(26634942792).jpg
Dhivehi name source: M.R.S. (1997) Fishes of the Maldives (FAO/BOBP MAG/21) gives 'Maa guruva' (Latin form).