| Lutjanidae (Snappers), subfamily: Lutjaninae |
| 90 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 13 kg; max. reported age: 55 years |
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reef-associated; depth range 4 - 180 m |
| Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesas and Line islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia. More common around oceanic islands than in continental areas. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Snout somewhat pointed. Dorsal profile of head rounded. Preorbital bone relatively broad; its width usually greater than eye diameter. A deep groove or pit runs from the nostrils to the front of the eye. Preopercular notch and knob moderately developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Young and some adults with two silvery-white spots on back. Large adults mostly plain red (Ref. 48635). Description: Body dark reddish brown, stripes dark and faint (in adults), caudal end of body and the tail may be white (in juveniles) mimicking Chromis damselfishes, spots dorsal 2 siilvery-white; pectoral fins upper edge dar; iris yellow. Snout somewhat pointed. Head dorsal profile rounded. Preorbital bone broad, width usually greater than eye diameter. Deep groove or pit from nostrils to front of the eye. Preopercular notch and knob moderately developed. Body large, robust, depth 2.4-2.9 in SL. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above LL. (Ref. 48635, 90102). |
| Adults inhabit coral reefs, including sheltered lagoons and outer reefs (Ref. 30573). Usually found singly, often adjacent to steep outer reef slopes, but occasionally found in groups (Ref. 9710). Feed mainly on fishes, but also take shrimps, crabs, amphipods, stomatopods, gastropods and urochordates. Large fish from oceanic areas in the western Pacific are often ciguatoxic, e.g., in Tuvalu (Ref. 9513). Utilized fresh and dried-salted (Ref. 9987). Juveniles mimic Chromis damselfishes (Ref. 90102). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| reports of ciguatera poisoning |
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