Class: Actinopterygii / Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes / Perch-like fishes
Family: Lutjanidae / Snappers and Fusiliers
Genus Species: Lutjanus mahagoni / Mahogany
Snapper
Habitat: hover over coral reefs or in shade of gorgonians
and coral heads
Typical food: crustaceans, small fish
Other information: "snapping" their jaws when hooked
is the source of their name; night feeders;
drift alone or in small groups; wary
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