Bluestripe Snapper (Lutjanus kasmira) is a very common species often found swimming in huge shoals slightly away from the reef in tropical and sub-tropical waters in the Indo-Pacific region. It's easy to misidentify these with Bigeye Snapper L.lutjanus, not helped by the fact that shoals often intermingle
Bluestripe Snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
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Scientific Rank | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata (Chordates) |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes (Perch-Like Fish) |
Family: | Lutjanidae (Snapper) |
Genus: | Lutjanus (Snapper) |
Species: | Lutjanus kasmira |
Size | |
Average Size: | 25 centimetres |