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SPECIE NAME:Lutjanus kasmira
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Common Bluestripe Snapper / Bluestripe Snapper
LOCATION: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesas and Line Islands, north to southern Japan and south to Australia.
HABITAT: Marine, reef-associated; found around coral reefs, shallow lagoons and outer reef slopes. Adults also gather around coral formations, caves and wrecks.
SIZE: Common length is about 25 cm; maximum recorded length is 40 cm TL. A reliable standard weight range is not reported.
DIET: Mainly carnivorous, feeding on fishes and various marine crustaceans and other invertebrates; it also consumes some algae.
FACT: Its body is bright yellow with four distinctive blue horizontal stripes, making it one of the easily recognizable snappers. Adults can form large daytime aggregations around coral formations, caves and wrecks.
COMMON NAME OF THE SPECIE: Common Bluestripe Snapper / Bluestripe Snapper
LOCATION: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesas and Line Islands, north to southern Japan and south to Australia.
HABITAT: Marine, reef-associated; found around coral reefs, shallow lagoons and outer reef slopes. Adults also gather around coral formations, caves and wrecks.
SIZE: Common length is about 25 cm; maximum recorded length is 40 cm TL. A reliable standard weight range is not reported.
DIET: Mainly carnivorous, feeding on fishes and various marine crustaceans and other invertebrates; it also consumes some algae.
FACT: Its body is bright yellow with four distinctive blue horizontal stripes, making it one of the easily recognizable snappers. Adults can form large daytime aggregations around coral formations, caves and wrecks.