Blackfin slatey

Diagramma melanacrum

Fish Reaching Forty Five Centimeters in Indo West Pacific

Black
Gray
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

The blackfin slatey (Diagramma melanacrum), also known as blackfoot sweetlips, blackfin sweetlips or blacktip sweetlips, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweetlips belonging to the family Haemulidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean and the western central Pacific Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Haemulidae
Genus: Diagramma
Maximum length: 45 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia, Borneo and the Philippines. Also reported from Australia, Timor Sea (Ashmore Reef) and Myanmar.

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