Bigeye snapper
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The bigeye snapper, Lutjanus lutjanus, is a snapper in the family Lutjanidae
. Found in the Indian Ocean and tropical Western Pacific Ocean at depths of up to 96 metres.
Its color is silver white with a yellow stripe from the eye to base of caudal fin. Fins are yellow. It reaches a maximum length of 35cm.
The bigeye snapper is a highly prized commercially trawled fish and generally fetches a high price in the market place.
Lutjanidae
Snappers are a family of perciform fish, mainly marine but with some members inhabiting estuaries, feeding in freshwater. Some are important food fish. One of the best known is the red snapper....
. Found in the Indian Ocean and tropical Western Pacific Ocean at depths of up to 96 metres.
Its color is silver white with a yellow stripe from the eye to base of caudal fin. Fins are yellow. It reaches a maximum length of 35cm.
The bigeye snapper is a highly prized commercially trawled fish and generally fetches a high price in the market place.