Continuous dorsal fin; shallow,notched tail. Large jaws with prominent canine teeth.
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Yellowtail Snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus): Yellow lateral stripe and caudal fin. |
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Yellowtail snapper (above right) with similarly colored yellow goatfish (bottom left). |
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Schoolmaster (Lutjanus apodus): Yellow fins, dorsal bars. |
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Mahogany Snapper (Lutjanus mahagoni): Caudal fin with red edge. Often with posterior black spot on lateral line (mutton and lane snappers have similar spots). |
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Mutton Snapper (Lutjanus analis): Pointed anal fin, posterior black spot on lateral line. Thin blue lines beneath eye. |