Alberto Alcalá, Mexiko
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Adult snapper Lutjanus colorado live on hard bottoms in coastal reef areas, generally as solitary individuals.
Juveniles are sometimes found in shallow coastal waters and estuaries in brackish water.
Coloration of live fish:
The snapper's upper side is dark olive, each scale is dark olive brown on the basal half, the sides of the body are with or without a silvery shine on the scales, which, when present, form faint longitudinal stripes.
The head and lower parts of the body are bright red, especially bright on the lower part of the head, with the color extending upwards over a different distance on the sides.
The jaw and upper jaw are reddish, the upper parts of the head are dark olive.
The scales on the sides of the head have no dark spots.
A light blue line, which is very interrupted, runs along the suborbital from the middle of the preorbital.
The inside of the mouth is red, the lateral fins are very dark, with more or less reddish coloration, and the dorsal fin has a broad median stripe of a very light slate blue.
The snapper's pectoral and pelvic fins are reddish, the latter with a dark coloration.
This species is a very common food fish in Mazatlán, Mexico, and can be found in the markets every day.
It is preferred over the other Lutjanus species as a market fish (probably because of its bright colors).
Juveniles are sometimes found in shallow coastal waters and estuaries in brackish water.
Coloration of live fish:
The snapper's upper side is dark olive, each scale is dark olive brown on the basal half, the sides of the body are with or without a silvery shine on the scales, which, when present, form faint longitudinal stripes.
The head and lower parts of the body are bright red, especially bright on the lower part of the head, with the color extending upwards over a different distance on the sides.
The jaw and upper jaw are reddish, the upper parts of the head are dark olive.
The scales on the sides of the head have no dark spots.
A light blue line, which is very interrupted, runs along the suborbital from the middle of the preorbital.
The inside of the mouth is red, the lateral fins are very dark, with more or less reddish coloration, and the dorsal fin has a broad median stripe of a very light slate blue.
The snapper's pectoral and pelvic fins are reddish, the latter with a dark coloration.
This species is a very common food fish in Mazatlán, Mexico, and can be found in the markets every day.
It is preferred over the other Lutjanus species as a market fish (probably because of its bright colors).
