Vanuatu Snapper

Eye large, snout short, about equal to, or shorter than eye diameter. Interorbital space convex. Lower jaw protruding slightly. Dorsal and anal fins without scales. Pectoral fins long, reaching level of anus. Back and upper sides light brown becoming silvery white ventrally; a yellow band running diagonally from the beginning of the lateral line to the last dorsal spine.

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8

Adults occur over rocky bottoms. Marketed fresh.

fisheries: minor commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family