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Family Lutjanidae

INDO-PACIFIC /  HAWAII

Lutjanus fulvus

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 20 feet

 

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 25 feet

Juvenile, Haleiwa Harbor, Oahu, 10 feet

 

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 15 feet

Hanauma Bay, Oahu, 15 feet

Molokini Back Wall, 60 feet

BLACKTAIL SNAPPER    to'au     Oki-fuedai

Fairly common in murky bays and harbors.  Introduced to Hawai'i from Mo'orea in 1956 with the intent of supplementing stocks of edible reef fish.  Fortunately this species has not displaced native species.  Attains 16 inches.  Red Sea to French Polynesia.