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Bigeye Snapper

Lutjanus lutjanus

Also known as: Bigeye Sea Perch, Golden Striped Snapper, Goldspot Mullet, Red Sea Lined Snapper, Rosy Snapper, Yellow Snapper

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@fishx6 · Steve's Bommie - Great Barrier Reef, Australia · July 20091 / 18
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Overview

Found in large schools, during the day drifting in the current, dispersing at night, to feed over off-shore coral reefs and trawling grounds.
They feed nocturnally on crustaceans and fish.

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.

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How to identify

Pattern
stripes

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Exact location · 4
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Found in large schools, during the day drifting in the current, dispersing at night, to feed over off-shore coral reefs and trawling grounds.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLutjanidae
    6. genusLutjanus
    7. speciesLutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790

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    More in the family

    Snappers (Lutjanidae)