Black and white snapper

Black and white snapper

Category Fishes
Maximum length 75 cm
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Lutjanidae
Genus Macolor
Shoot place Gardens Bay
Shoot date 2018-10-03

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   Adults are predominantly dark brown or black in colour. Juveniles up to 24 cm long have alternating black and white stripes on the sides of their bodies. The upper part of the body is black with 5 (4-7) white spots. The tips of both lobes and the middle part of the caudal fin are white. A vertical black stripe runs through the eye.

 

 

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