Author: (Forsskål, 1775)
FBname: Minstrel sweetlips
Remark: This species appears to be restricted to southeast Africa to the Arabian Sea, including the Red Sea and Persian Gulf.  Junior synonyms <i>Plectorhinchus unicolor</i> (Macleay, 1883) and <i>Plectorhinchus griseus</i> (Cuvier, 1830) are considered valid according to Johnson et al., 2015 (Ref. 103290).  Species record and information will be repaired accordingly.
Comments: Found around rocks and corals from the surf zone to a depth of 80 m (Ref. 2799).  Enters estuaries and rivers in Seychelles, Madagascar and South Africa (Ref. 2135).  Juveniles occur in tide pools (Ref. 9710).