Rhomboplites aurorubens

Rhomboplites aurorubens
Vermilion Snapper – Rhomboplites aurorubens
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
LutjanidaeRhomboplites aurorubens(Cuvier)1829Vermilion Snapper

Rhomboplites aurorubens

Unique Characters: Soft dorsal and anal fins with scales. Dorsal fin with 12 (very rarely 13) spines and 11 (rarely 10 or 12) soft rays. Ectopterygoid teeth present. Gill rakers, excluding rudiments, 17-22 on lower limb of first gill arch. Caudal-fin forked, lobes of fin moderately to well elongated. Vermilion in life, no yellow stripe alongside of body, color fading in preservative.

Similar Species: Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurus. Soft dorsal and anal fins with scales. Dorsal fin with 10, rarely 9 or 11, spines and 12 or 13, rarely 14, soft rays. Ectopterygoid teeth present. Gill rakers, excluding rudiments, 17-22 on lower limb of first gill arch. Caudal-fin forked, lobes of fin moderately to well elongated. Yellow stripe from tip of snout (passing under eye) to caudal peduncle, widening to cover much of caudal peduncle and caudal fin, color fading in preservative.

Ocyurus chrysurus
Yellowtail Snapper – Ocyurus chrysurus

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