Dry Tortugas Fish Identification
Gray Snapper (mangrove snapper)
Family Lutjanidae, SNAPPERS
Lutjanus griseus
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Description: color dark brown or gray with reddish or orange spots in rows along the sides; dark horizontal band from snout through eye (young only); two conspicuous canine teeth at front of upper jaw; dorsal fins have dark or reddish borders; no dark spot on side underneath dorsal fin.
Similar Fish: cubera snapper, L. cyanopterus.
Found on The Dry Tortugas: Throughout
Size: offshore catches common 3 to 5 pounds.
Florida Record: 16 lbs., 8 ozs.