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Lutjanus erythropterus
Lutjanidae [Snappers]
21.9 cm [max to 81.6 cm FL]
8.7 cm
250 gm
Marine
5-100 m
Reef-associated
Commercial fisheries; Commercial Aquaculture.
Yes, this fish was caught somewhere off Singapore Changi, during my 3rd offshore trip on 30/12/02
Dorsal profile of head sloped. Mouth small. Scale rows above & below lateral line rising obliquely above lateral line. Body colour red or pink. Juveniles with black spot marking at the caudal peduncle[still indistinctly present in the pic] & a black band across the eyes to somewhere the beginning of the dorsal spines. Dorsal spines:11, Dorsal rays:12-14, Anal spines:3, Anal rays:8-9.
