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Sailfin Snapper

Symphorichthys spilurus

Also known as: Blue-gold Striped Snapper, Blue-lined Sea Bream, Blue-lined Sea Perch, Hi-fin Snapper, Majestic Snapper, Majestic Snapperfish, Majestic Threadfin, Threadfin Majestic Snapperfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
@rebmperk · Kewarra Beach Resort and Spa, Australia · December 20151 / 1

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Overview

Juveniles are pale grey with a broad black stripe, edged in white, running from the snout to the end of the tail, and long yellowish filaments on the dorsal and anal fins. The stripe fades with age as the blue lines of the adult appear.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
black spotstripes
Behaviour
nocturnalschoolingsolitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Pacific
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RANGE
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Juvenile photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLutjanidae
    6. genusSymphorichthys
    7. speciesSymphorichthys spilurus (Günther, 1874)

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