[Image]Scientific Name: Lutjanus gibbus Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae Maximum Size: 50cm Identification: Shades of red to gray; maroon forked tail with rounded lobes, high arching nape and foreback; orange around base of pectoral fin. Favourite: Solitary or form schools. Hide-out: Lagoons, passages and outer reef slopes in 1-150m. Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Micronesia, Line Is. and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia and New Caledonia.
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