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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Lutjanidae Snappers
Subfamily: Apsilinae
Genus: Apsilus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Apsilus dentatus Guichenot, 1853

Photo by FAO
 
Apsilus dentatus
[Black snapper]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Apsilus fuscus Valenciennes, 1830

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Apsilus fuscus
[African forktail snapper]
2 Species of Family Lutjanidae with Genus Apsilus
(Snappers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1853 Apsilus dentatus Black snapper Western Central Atlantic 65 TL
1830 Apsilus fuscus African forktail snapper Eastern Atlantic 75 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013