John's snapper

Lutjanus johnii

Spotted Lutjanid Fish of Indo West Pacific

Black
Tropical
Transcontinental
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Oceania
Fusiform
Large
Tropical fish

Lutjanus johnii, the Golden snapper, John's snapper, big-scaled bream, fingermark bream, fingermark seaperch, John's sea-perch, or spotted-scale sea perch is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is native to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Maximum length: 106 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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