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Snapper - Pagrus auratus
Snapper - Pagrus auratus (Forster, 1801) [more of this species]
Very similar to the Red Seabream (P. major) of the northern pacific. This species occurs south of the tropics. The are slight differences in the bump of the head, otherwise almost identical.
They can be identified by pinkish body with blue spots on the upper part of the body. The bottom most parts of the caudal, anal and ventral fins are white, the rest of those fins are transparent.
This was listed as New Zealand Red Sea Bream (also known as New Zealand Snapper). When I saw it in my local supermarket, I instantly recognised it as a Snapper.
Date: October 14, 2011
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Snapper - Pagrus auratus
Snapper - Pagrus auratus (Forster, 1801) [more of this species]
Very similar to the Red Seabream (P. major) of the northern pacific. This species occurs south of the tropics. The are slight differences in the bump of the head, otherwise almost identical.
They can be identified by pinkish body with blue spots on the upper part of the body. The bottom most parts of the caudal, anal and ventral fins are white, the rest of those fins are transparent.
This was listed as New Zealand Red Sea Bream (also known as New Zealand Snapper). When I saw it in my local supermarket, I instantly recognised it as a Snapper.
Date: October 14, 2011
Click here to view my photographic wildlife checklists
©Copyright Notice
This photograph and all those within my photostream are protected by copyright. They may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without written permission.