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Pacific
dog snapper
Tramado
Lutjanus novemfasciatus
Pacific Dog Snapper, Pacific Cubera Snapper
Conservation status
Least concern.
Categories and criteria of the IUCN Red List:
Estatus de conservación
Pacific Dog Snapper, Pacific Cubera SnapperPacific Dog Snapper, Pacific Cubera Snapper
Fun facts
It is the largest Snapper on the Pacific.
General aspects
Its snout is pointy. Its backside and sides are of a dark olive brown to a copper red, with ash brown and silvery-white stripes on its abdomen.
Adults live in rocky reefs; juveniles live in estuaries with mangroves and river mouths.
It feeds on large invertebrates and fish.
Flecha atrás
Migration