Author: (Rüppell, 1838)
FBname: Two-striped sweetlips
Comments: Found in clear lagoon and seaward reefs.  Juveniles in brackish habitats or shallow turbid coastal areas (Ref. 9710).  Adults usually solitary, occasionally in pairs; on deep reefs or with sea mounts (Ref. 48635).  At Palau, aggregates to spawn about once a year around new moon of April or May (Ref. 37816).