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Yellowtail Snapper

Ocyurus chrysurus

Also known as: Seaperch, Yellowtail, Yellowtail Seaperch

Adult
@fishx6 · bonaire Dive site Oil Slick, Caribbean Netherlands · November 20101 / 15
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Overview

Found singly or in schools, swimming well above the bottom, over coastal waters of coral reefs.
Juveniles found over seagrass beds.

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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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
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Found singly or in schools, swimming well above the bottom, over coastal waters of coral reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familyLutjanidae
    6. genusOcyurus
    7. speciesOcyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791)

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    More in the family

    Snappers (Lutjanidae)