Diagramma punctatum is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a sweetlips belonging to the family Haemulidae. This species attains a maximum total length of 35 cm (14 in).[1] It is found in the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and Socotra. This species was first formally described in 1830 by Georges Cuvier with the type locality given as the Red Sea.[2] The specific name means “spotted” and refers to the spots on the heads of the adults and subadults.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Haemulidae |
| Genus: | Diagramma |
| Species: | D. punctatum
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| Binomial name | |
| Diagramma punctatum Cuvier, 1830
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References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2021). "Diagramma punctatum" in FishBase. February 2021 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Diagramma". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ Scharpf, Christopher; Lazara, Kenneth J., eds. (5 January 2021). "Order LUTJANIFORMES: Families HAEMULIDAE and LUTJANIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.