Glen Gitsham, Australien
Info
Lethrinus genivittatus is highly variable in color and pattern, which can change rapidly.
The appearance of the large-headed snapper is often tan or mottled brown with dark and light spots and stripes, and a darker square spot on the body at the level of the eye.
The undersides of the body are white with three brown or tan stripes, and there are often scattered, irregular, black oblique stripes across the sides.
A square black patch can be seen above the pectoral fins and on the edge below the lateral line.
The fins of this large-headed snapper are pale and speckled with small white spots.
A distinctly elongated 2nd dorsal fin spine in this species gives it its name
Habitats: Seagrass beds, in mangrove zones and near coral reefs.
Annotation:
This species was long recognized as Lethrinus nematacanthus Bleeker, 1854 and the name Lethrinus genivittatus Valenciennes, 1830 has been confused with many other species.
Synonym: Lethrinus nematacanthus Bleeker, 1854
The appearance of the large-headed snapper is often tan or mottled brown with dark and light spots and stripes, and a darker square spot on the body at the level of the eye.
The undersides of the body are white with three brown or tan stripes, and there are often scattered, irregular, black oblique stripes across the sides.
A square black patch can be seen above the pectoral fins and on the edge below the lateral line.
The fins of this large-headed snapper are pale and speckled with small white spots.
A distinctly elongated 2nd dorsal fin spine in this species gives it its name
Habitats: Seagrass beds, in mangrove zones and near coral reefs.
Annotation:
This species was long recognized as Lethrinus nematacanthus Bleeker, 1854 and the name Lethrinus genivittatus Valenciennes, 1830 has been confused with many other species.
Synonym: Lethrinus nematacanthus Bleeker, 1854
