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SNAPPERS : FISHES
BLACK SNAPPER
(Apsilus dentatus) < 60 cm / 2 ft
olid dar lue od and ns. i h cur in lateral line. Found on deeper reefs and headlands with current.
MAHOGANY SNAPPER
(Lutjanus mahogoni) < 37 cm / 15 in il er to reddish od ith a slo in forehead. hin dar or ri ht red mar in on the tail and the dorsal ns.
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(Lutjanus mahogoni)
Pale body with a single dark mid-body spot. The tail is ed ed in red. he entral and anal ns are ale.
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(Lutjanus mahogoni)
In deeper water or at rest, the body becomes reddish ith dar er red ed es on the tail and dorsal ns.
GRAY SNAPPER
(Lutjanus griseus) < 60 cm / 2 ft Uniformly gray to brown body with a sloping head. May dis la a dar er ar throu h the e e. ounded anal n.
CUBERA SNAPPER
(Lutjanus cyanopterus) < 1.5 m / 5 ft
he lar est of the sna ers. ea od ith a lar e head and thick lips. May display contrasting body bars.
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