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Lutjanus russellii
Lutjanidae [Snappers]
27.3 cm [max to 50 cm]
7.6 cm
300 gm
Marine, brackish
To 80 m
Commercial Fisheries; Commercial Aquaculture
Yes, common. This fish was caught around Horsburgh area, east of Singapore.
Reefs-associated.
Pink or white overall, sometimes brown on upper back.. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Black spot, sometimes partially faint, on lateral line.
Dorsal spines:10, rays:14-15 ; Anal spines:3, rays:8.
