Month: February 2014

Species: Paracaesio xanthura English Name: Yellowtail Blue Snapper Chinese Name: 黃擬烏尾冬 Family: Lutjanidae Description: Yellowtail Blue Snappers are bluish to olive-brown with a yellow vertical band at its back all the way to its tail. Can grow up to a length of 50 cm. Lives in rocky bottoms. Preys on zooplankton. Commercialized for human use.…

Species: Macolor niger English Name: Black And White Snapper Chinese Name: 黑背笛鯛, 黑體羽鰓笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: Adults Black and White Snappers are generally pale-gray in color with a few lighter markings on the dorsal side. Juveniles have noticeably crisp bold blacks markings that spread across the body and fade in crispness as they mature. Can…

Species: Lutjanus vitta English Name: Brownstripe Red Snapper Chinese Name: 縱帶笛鯛, 畫眉笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The Brownstripe Red Snappers are generally whitish or pink with a yellowish brown to black stripe on the middle of the side. Juveniles and young adults has an intense black mid-lateral stripe and an oval black spot, eye-sized or greater,…

Species: Lutjanus sebae English Name: Emperor Red Snapper Chinese Name: 川紋笛鯛, 千年笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The Emperor Red Snappers are generally red or pink, darker on the back; fins are red except the pectorals that are pink. Juveniles and young adults have a dark red band from the first dorsal spine through the eye to…

Species: Lutjanus russellii English Name: Russell’s Snapper Chinese Name: 黑星笛鯛, 勒氏笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The Russell’s Snappers are generally whitish or pink with silvery sheen, frequently brownish on the upper part of the head and back. It has a black spot that is sometimes faint on the lateral line below the anterior portions of the…

Species: Lutjanus rivulatus English Name: Blubberlip Snapper Chinese Name: 海雞母笛鯛, 藍點笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The Blubberlip Snappers are olive-green on back, and white to silverfish on belly. Its head has numerous wavy white or bluish bands across cheeks. On the lateral line below the anterior part of soft dorsal fin there is a pearly blotch…

Species: Lutjanus quinquelineatus English Name: Five-lined Snapper Chinese Name: 五線笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The Five-lined Snapper are generally bright yellow, including fins, with a series of blue stripes on the side. There is also a round black spot located below the anterior most soft dorsal rays, and is about the size of the eye or…

Species: Lutjanus monostigma English Name: One-spot Snapper Chinese Name: 單斑笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: Adults One-Spot Snapper are grey or yellowish grey to brown with yellow fins. At night these snappers are brown to red in color. The black side spot can be turned on or off at will. Can grow up to a length of…

Species: Lutjanus malabaricus English Name: Malabar Blood Snapper Chinese Name: 馬拉巴笛鯛, 摩拉吧笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: Adults Malabar Blood Snapper are uniformly red or pink, and juveniles have a black band on head and at caudal base. Can grow up to a length of 100 cm. Lives in both coastal, offshore reefs, shallow inshore waters and…

Species: Lutjanus lutjanus English Name: Bigeye Snapper Chinese Name: 正笛鯛, 黃笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The Bigeye Snapper has a silvery white body, with a broad yellow stripe running along the side from the eye to the caudal fin base. There is also a series of faint narrow yellow horizontal lines on the lower half of…