Scientific Name	Plectorhinchus albovittatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Rüppell, 1838)	Depth	2 - 50M
Chinese	白帶胡椒鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	石鱸科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F374　Haemulidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	白帶胡椒鯛
Max Length	83 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	厚嘴仔、打鐵婆、白帶石鱸、厚嘴唇(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	LanI Is.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Massaua, Red Sea
Synonyms	Diagramma albovittatum, Diagramma giganteum, Gaterin albovittatus, Gaterin harrawayi, Plectorhinchus harrawayi, Plectorhinchus obscurus, Plectorinchus albovittatus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.5(FAO, 2001)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055815. ASIZP0802629. FRIP21118. FRIP22114. FRIP22421.
Common Name	Two-stripe sweetlips; Two-striped sweetlips; Yellow lined sweetlips; Giant sweetlips
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal-fin rays XIII, 17; anal-fin rays III, 7; pectoral-fin rays17. Body depth 2.5 to 2.7 times in standard length. Body deeper with growth, loose the lower stripe and develop a cream-colored belly. Juvenile is orange with broad black stripe, one running mid-laterally and the other along upper sides at about 10 cm. Adults mainly grey with black fin markings.
habitats	Found in clear lagoon and seaward reefs. Juveniles in shallow turbid coastal areas. Adults usually solitary, occasionally in pairs; on deep reefs or with sea mounts. Feed on benthic animals and fishes.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea to Celebes, north to Taiwan. Taiwan: Lanyu.
Utility	Commercial fishery and aquarium species.