Guinea snapper

Lutjanus endecacanthus

Eighty Five Centimeters Lutjanid Fish of the Atlantic Ocean

Guinea snapper is a fish of Eastern Atlantic. The species occupies reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 85 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Maximum length: 85 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Ghana to the Congo River mouth (Ref. 55 , 57393 , 81653 ). Reported from the Fatala in Guinea (Ref. 28587 ) but this needs confirmation.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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