Dry Tortugas Fish Identification
Cubera Snapper
Family Lutjanidae, SNAPPERS
Lutjanus cyanopterus
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Description: color dark brown or gray, may have a reddish tinge; broad-based triangular tooth patch on roof of mouth with a posterior extension; despite its specific name, which translates to "blue-fin", the fins have only a slight tinge of blue; canine teeth in both jaws very strong; one pair of canines enlarged and visible even when mouth is closed.
Similar Fish: gray snapper.
Found in The Dry Tortugas: over wrecks, steep reef formations, and ledges.
Size: common to 40 pounds.
Florida Record: 116 lbs.