Credit: Illustration by Diane Rome Peebles
Family Lutjanidae
Description: color brown with a bronze tinge, lighter on sides; canine
teeth very sharp, one pair notably enlarge, visible even when mouth is closed;
in adults, pale triangle and a light blue interrupted line below the eye; no
dark spot on body underneath dorsal fin
Similar fish:
schoolmaster, L. apodus (no white triangle under eye, and fins are more
yellow); other snappers
Where found: large adults offshore over
coral and rocky reefs; juveniles associated with estuaries
Size:
large snapper, attaining 30 pounds
Remarks: spawns from spring
through fall; known as a night feeder, taking fishes, mollusks, and
crustaceans
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