Reef Fish

Two-Spot Snapper

snapper-two-spotScientific Name: Lutjanus biguttatus
Family: Snappers – Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: Slender; brownish gray back with 2-3 white spots, reddish brown belly; wide reddish brown stripe from snout to tail and wide white stripe from mouth to tail.
Favourite: From small to large groups.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs, lagoons and seaward slopes in 5-30m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific – Maldives to Fiji. Philippines to Great Barrier Reef.

20 November 2008 - Posted by | Snappers |

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