Fish
Redlip Rubberlip
Plectorhinchus sordidus
A reef sweetlips of the western Indian Ocean, known for the thick, reddish lips that give the rubberlips their name.
Also known as rooilip- rubberlip
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
The redlip rubberlip is a sweetlips of Indo-West Pacific reefs, reaching into South African waters. Like its relatives it carries the fleshy, rubbery mouth that becomes more pronounced with age.
It is a reef-associated fish, holding near coral and rocky structure where it feeds on bottom invertebrates and small fishes.