African forktail snapper

Apsilus fuscus

Lutjanid Fish from the Indian Ocean

African forktail snapper is known from Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in reef habitat.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Apsilus
Maximum length: 75 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Namibia, including Cape Verde (Ref. 10795 ). Records of this species from the western Indian Ocean are probably based on misidentifications.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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