Snapper

About

Body deep, compressed; dorsal fin long based; scales covering space between the eyes; jaws with peg-like teeth at the front and molars at the rear. Adults develop a hump-headed appearance with age. Silvery-pink to pinkish-red with small bright blue spots.

Note: This species was previously known as Pagrus auratus some places including the Tasmanian Governments sites are still listing it as this

Size

Can grow to around 1.3m

Habitat

Widespread on rocky reefs in bays and along the coast, in depths of up to 200m

Distribution

New Zealand and Australia including around Tasmania

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📷 John Turnbull 📷 wildroo

Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (3)

1. Bray, D. and Gomon, M. (2017) Chrysophrys auratus Snapper in Museums Victoria Collections (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
2. The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
3. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014 (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)