Slender pinjalo

Pinjalo lewisi

Lutjanid Fish Reaching Fifty Centimeters

Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Pinjalo lewisi, the slender pinjalo or red pinjalo, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a snapper belonging to the family Lutjanidae. It is found in the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Pinjalo
Maximum length: 50 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Laccadive Islands to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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