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Blackfin Snapper: Red with yellowish caudal, anal and pelvic fins. Prominent dark Comma Shape on pectoral fins. Rounded anal fin. No black spot on side under dorsal fin.
(Above: Adult, Below: Juvenile)
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Cubera Snapper
Dark brown or gray, sometimes reddish tinge. Triangular tooth patch on roof of mouth w/o posterior extension. K9 teeth in both jaws, one pair visible even when closed.
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Dog Snapper:
Brown with a bronze tinge, lighter on sides. Sharp K9 teeth, one pair notably enlarged, visible when mouth closed. Adults: pale triangle and a light blue dotted line below the eys. No dark spot under dorsal fin.[image] |
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Gray Snapper
Dark brown or gray w/ reddish or orange spots in rows along sides. Dark horizontal band from snout through eye (young only). Two conspicuous k9 front upper jaw. Dorsal fins have dark or reddish borders. No dark lateral spot.[image] |
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Lane Snapper
Silvery-Pink to Reddish with short, irregular pink and yellow lines on its sides. Black Spot. Dorsal fin centered above lat line. Caudal fin edge blackish.
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Mahogany Snapper
Grayish-Olive w/ reddish tinge. Dark Spot through lat line.[image] |
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Mutton Snapper
Olive-Green on back and upper sides. All Lower fins have reddish tinge. Bright blue line under eye. Pointed anal fin. Small black spot below dorsal. (Simialar to Lane Snapper, however anal fin is pointed)[image] |
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Queen Snapper
Back and upper sides red, silvery long and slender body. Notched dorsal fin. Large Eyes. Deep forked caudal fin. No Dark Lateral Spot.
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Red Snapper
Pinkish Red over entire body, whitish below. Long triangular snout. Pointed anal fin. No dark lateral spot. [image] |
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Schoolmaster
Olive Gray on upper sides with yellow tinge. Sometimes with reddish tinge around head. Long triangular snout. Eight pale verticle bars on sides of body. Yellow fins. Blue Stripe below eye, becomming interupted as an adult. No dark lateral spot.
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Silk Snapper
Back and Upper sides pinkish red, shading to silvery sides with undulating yellow lines. Pectorals are pale yellow. Caudal fin edge blackish. Pointed Anal fin. No dark lateral spot.
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Vermilion Snapper
Reddish body, series of short, irregular lines on sides. Diagonal blue dotted lines above lat line. Sometimes yellow streaks below lat line. No large K9 teeth. No dark lateral spot.[image] |
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Yellowtail Snapper
Olive to Bluish back and upper sides with yellow spots. Lower sides and belly alternating narrow horizontal pink and yellow stripes. Thick midlateral stripe from mouth to tail. Caudal fin yellow and deeply forked. No dark lateral spot.[image] |
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