Footballer Coral Trout — Reef Lagoon species
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Footballer Coral Trout

Plectropomus laevis

The reef's most striking coral trout

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Habitat
Outer-reef slopes, channels and coral-rich lagoons
Typical size
To at least 1 m; max ~125 cm and 24 kg, the largest coral trout
Depth
4–100 m
Region
Offshore WA reefs, the Great Barrier Reef & Coral Sea
The range

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The full range for this species. New pieces land as they come off the boat.

Footballer Coral Trout Bundle
Footballer Coral Trout Bundle
Everything in one pack — the full set for this species.
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FOOTBALLER CORAL TROUT
T-Shirt
FOOTBALLER CORAL TROUT
$54.95
Footballer Coral Trout Corduroy Cap
Corduroy Cap
Footballer Coral Trout Corduroy Cap
$49.95
Footballer Coral Trout
Charm
Footballer Coral Trout
$5.45
A4 / Footballer Coral Trout Decal Sticker
Sticker
A4 / Footballer Coral Trout Decal Sticker
$19.95
Footballer Coral Trout Keychain
Keychain
Footballer Coral Trout Keychain
$8.95
Footballer Coral Trout Sticker Pack
Sticker
Footballer Coral Trout Sticker Pack
$7.95
From reef to canvas

Painted from the real thing

Footballer Coral Trout — the real fish
The fish
Footballer Coral Trout — the hand-painted design
The painting

Painted from the real reference — species-accurate, not a cartoon.

Hand-painted Footballer Coral Trout, shown at its preferred depth
Plectropomus laevis · painted from the real reference
Know the fish

Black saddles, yellow fins — the trout you don't forget.

The "footballer" is the unmistakable colour phase of the bluespotted coral trout — clean white flanks broken by bold black saddles and finished with yellow fins, like a guernsey pulled over a reef predator. They patrol the outer Great Barrier Reef and seaward slopes, ambush hunters that combine speed with serious presence. To anyone who's seen one materialise out of the blue, the name needs no explaining.

We hand-paint the footballer phase in detail because that pattern is the whole point — the contrast, the saddles, the yellow. It's one of the boldest designs in the range, and it wears like it: tees, keychains, charms and stickers built for people who actually know the fish.

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