Photo Image Spotted Painted Sweetlips Diagramma pictum

SPOTTED PAINTED SWEETLIPS

Diagramma pictum

This species have progress changing color from juvenile until adult. At juvenile the base color are white and have black wide stripes from upper until lower body. At the lower part near the eye have yellow color and it swim with vigorous side to side motion. Mostly can be found at rocks or sandy area. When it starting to be an adult it has a silvery base color with dusky yellow spot at the dorsal and at the tail fins have a dark spots. The adult body size is can be up to 94 cm.
Frequency of sightings:
COMMON
Best time of year:
All year round
Divesites seen at:
Air Bajo, Air Prang, Air Prang 2, Air Prang 3, Angels Window, Aw Shucks, Batu Angus, Batu Kapal, Batu Merah, Batu Sandar, California Dreaming, Critter Hunt, Dantes Wall, Goby A Crab, Hairball 1, Hairball 2, Hairball 3, Heynus, Jahir, Jahir 2, Jiko Yansi, Lembeh Resort House Reef, Madidir, Magic Crack, Magic Rock, Makawide, Makawide 2, Makawide 3, Mawali Wreck, Nudi Falls, Nudi Retreat, Pantai Jiko, Pantai Kecil, Pantai Parigi, Pante Abo, Pintu Colada, Pintu Kota Besar (Seagrass), Pintu Kota Kecil, Police Pier, Police Pier 2, Pulau Abadi, Pulau Dua, Pulau Putus, Retak Larry (Larrys Crack), ROJOS, Serena Besar, Serena West, Slow Poke, Tanjung Kubur, Tanjung kusu-kusu, Tanjung Tebal, TK 1, TK2, TK3

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Veterbrate
Reef
Free Swimmer
Sweet Lips
-	Dotted Sweet Lips
-	Harlequin sweetlip juvenile
-	Lined Sweetlips
-	Oriental Sweet Lips
-	Ribbon Sweet Lips
-	Spotted Painted Sweetlips
-	Striped Sweet Lips