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Scientific Name: Lutjanus carponotatus
Family: Snappers – Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 40cm
Identification: Grayish to white undercolor with 5-9 yellow to golden brown stripes; black spot on base of pectoral fin.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Turbid coastal reefs, lagoons and outer slopes in 1-35m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific – India to Papua New Guinea. S. China to N. Australia and Great Barrier Reef.