Onespot Snapper

Scientific Name: Lutjanus monostigma
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 60cm
Identification: Silver to reddish or yellowish silver with yellow fins; may display a horizontally elongate black spot on rear back.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Outer reef areas in 5-60m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Micronesia, Line Is., Tuamotu and Marquesas Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia and New Caledonia.