Bigeye Snapper

Dorsal profile of head gently sloped. Preorbital bone very narrow, much less than eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob poorly developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally silvery white, with a broad yellow stripe running along the side from the eye to the caudal fin base. A series of faint narrow yellow horizontal lines is on the lower half of the body. The fins are pale yellow to whitish (Ref. 469). Body depth 2.9-3.3 in SL (Ref. 90102).

Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8

Schooling species which occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). Feeds on fish and crustaceans (Ref. 55).

Adults inhabit offshore coral reefs and trawling grounds. Trawled to depth of almost 100 m (Ref. 48635). Frequently encountered in large schools with other Lutjanus species (Ref. 9710). Feed on fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 30573).

fisheries: highly commercial; price category: high; price reliability: questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this genus