Blacktail Snapper
Scientific Name: Lutjanus fulvus
Species: Snappers (Lutjanidae)
Other names: Blacktail Seaperch, Yellow-margined Snapper, Yellow-margined Seaperch, Flame-coloured Snapper, Flame-tail Snapper, Dark-tailed Snapper.
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Blacktail SnapperUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Steve's Bommie - Great Barrier Reef - Australia
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Blacktail SnapperUploaded by: @fishx6 in July 2009
Photographed at: Steve's Bommie - Great Barrier Reef - Australia
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Blacktail SnapperUploaded by: @fishx6 in October 2011
Photographed at: Royal Sunset Resort, 'Atata - Tonga
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Description
Also known as Blacktail Seaperch, Yellow-margined Snapper, Yellow-margined Seaperch, Flame-coloured Snapper, Flame-tail Snapper and Dark-tailed Snapper.
Found singly or in loose group in lagoons, coastal reefs and outer slopes at moderate depths.
Juveniles found in seagrass and mangrove areas.
They feed on fish and invertebrates.
Length - 40cm
Depth - 1-75m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
Most Snappers live in moderate depths, however there are a few that live much deeper. Juveniles found on inshore reefs.
They are nocturnal predators that mainly feed on fish, but will eat crustaceans, gastropods and cephalopods.
Some smaller family members eat zooplankton. (edit)
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The Blacktail Snapper is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 3 times by user @fishx6
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