HAEMULIDAE Sweetlips
Sweetlips or grunts, sometimes grouped under the family name Pomadasyidae, Gaterinidae or Plectorhynchidae, are superficially similar to snappers but they have a smaller mouth in which the upper jaw generally projects to form a somewhat pronouced lip.
Blackspotted sweetlips Plectorhynchus gaterinus
Silvery white with prolific black spots to body, dorsal and caudal fins. Bright yellow to fins and dusky back. Prominent forehead, large eyes, and small underslung mouth. On coral reefs where it grazes on algae and minute crustaceans. 50 cm.