Slender Pinjalo

Scientific Name: Pinjalo lewisi
Family: Snappers – Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 50cm
Identification: Variable shades from grayish red to bright red that can quickly intensify or pale; may display pale spot on upper base of tail. Similar to Pinjalo Snapper distinguished by yellow ventral fins.
Favourite: Form schools.
Hide-out: Outer reefs in 20-100m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific – Laccadive Is. (off S.W. India) to S.W. Japan and Fiji.