Dry Tortugas Fish Identification
Dog Snapper
Family Lutjanidae, SNAPPERS
Lutjanus jocu
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Description: color brown with a bronze tinge, lighter on sides; canine teeth very sharp, one pair notably enlarged, visible even when mouth is closed; in adults, pale triangle and a light blue interrupted line below the eye; no dark spot on body underneath dorsal fin.
Similar Fish: schoolmaster, L. apodus (no white triangle under eye and fins are more yellow); other snappers.
Found on The Dry Tortugas: over coral and rocky reefs mainly Tortugas Bank area.
Size: small size in Tortugas 6-19 pounds but can attain 30 pounds.
Florida Record: n/a.