Papuan black snapper

Lutjanus goldiei

Lutjanid Fish beneath Freshwater Basins

Papuan black snapper is known from Oceania as a freshwater fish. It occurs in estuaries and brackish water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Lutjanidae
Genus: Lutjanus
Maximum length: 100 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Oceania: known only from southern Papua New Guinea between the Port Moresby district and the Fly River.

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