Snapper-like fishes that are similar to the Lethrinidae, differing in skeletal features and teeth.  They inhabit a wide range of depths and many are commercially important.

Kerama, Okinawa, Japan, 30 feet

Wakatobi, Indonesia, 30 feet

Common on shallow reefs.    Attains 8 inches.  Maldives to Okinawa, Pohnpei, New Caledonia, and Fiji.

Wakatobi, Indonesia, 30 feet

Wakatobi, Indonesia, 30 feet

Inhabits shallow reefs adjacent to sandy channels.  Attains 11 inches.  Indonesia & the Western Pacific.

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