Scientific name: Lutjanus gibbus
Size: Up to 1.7 foot
Color: Variable, red to gray
Distinguishing feature: Long forehead and bump on the back, round eye circled with red, red pectoral fin.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, French polynesia, Maldives
Scientific name: Lutjanus gibbus
Size: Up to 1.7 foot
Color: Variable, red to gray
Distinguishing feature: Long forehead and bump on the back, round eye circled with red, red pectoral fin.
Where did we see it: Bali and Gili, French polynesia, Maldives
This fish lives in shoals of tens or hundreds of individuals. Some gathering count thousands of snappers.
It isn't very fished because of cases of poisoning by ciguatera.
