Size: 1.5-3 ft.
ID: usually a pale triangular patch and blue dots
under eye
Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes / Perch-like fishes
Family: Lutjanidae / Snappers and Fusiliers
Genus Species: Lutjanus jocu / Dog Snapper
Habitat: mid-range reefs, wrecks, rocks
Typical food: crustaceans, small fish
Other information: "snapping" their jaws when hooked is the
source of their name;
night feeders; very wary; drift alone
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