Size: 1 to 2.5
ft.
ID: bright
yellow midbody stripe and tail (forked)
Class: Actinopterygii
/ Ray-finned fishes
Order: Perciformes
/ Perch-like fishes
Family: Lutjanidae
/ Snappers and Fusiliers
Genus Species: Ocyurus
chrysurus / Yellowtail Snapper
Habitat: well
above reefs
Typical food:
crustaceans, small fish
Other information:
"snapping" their jaws when hooked is the source of their name; night feeders;
unafraid; swim in loose schools
or alone
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