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Blackfin snapper

Lutjanus buccanella

Also known as: Atlantic Snapper, Blackfin Red Snapper, Blackspot Snapper, Gun-mouth Blackfin, Gun-mouth Snapper, Hambone Snapper, Redfish, Sea Perch, Wrenchman

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@JolineCuracao · Curaçao - Pirate Bay, Curaçao · May 20201 / 3
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Overview

Found singly, or in small schools, over rock and sandy bottoms, close to ledges, and deep water drop-offs.
Juveniles found in shallower waters.

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

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Behaviour
schoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found singly, or in small schools, over rock and sandy bottoms, close to ledges, and deep water drop-offs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLutjanidae
    6. genusLutjanus
    7. speciesLutjanus buccanella (Cuvier, 1828)

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