Blackspot Snapper
Lutjanus fulviflamma
Summary 2
The Dory snapper, Lutjanus fulviflamma, also known as Blackspot snapper, is a species of snapper native to the Indian Ocean and into the Pacific Ocean as far east as Samoa. They inhabit waters over rocky substrates at depths from 3 to 35 m (9.8 to 114.8 ft). The maximum length is 35.0 cm (13.8 in). The fish can be seen moving in large aggregations with other Lutjanus species such as Lutjanus kasmira, and Lutjanus lutjanus.
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- (c) Marine Explorer (Dr John Turnbull), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/johnwturnbull/20301973672/
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutjanus_fulviflamma
