Location: Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Florent's Guide To The
Tropical Reefs
Sailfin Snapper
Symphorichthys spilurus
Sailfin Snapper
Category: Snappers
Scientific Name: Symphorichthys spilurus
Size: Up to 2 ft. (60 cm)
Depth: 30-200 ft. (10-60 m)
Distribution: Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Micronesia, Philippines, New Caledonia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Lutjanidae (Family)
└Symphorichthys (Genus)
└S. spilurus (Species)
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