Scientific Name: Lutjanus malabaricus
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 100cm
Identification: Juvenile - Reddish with narrow dusky stripes; black band from lip through eye to dorsal fin, white-edged black spot covering tail base. Adult - Red in deep water, not on reefs.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Coastal and outer reefs in 10-40m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Arabian Gulf to Palau and Fiji. Taiwan and S.W. Japan to S.E. Australia.
Malabar Snapper
Labels: Snapper
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