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to Hawaii, but is not common there (Randall 2007 ) . It reaches about 34 cm standard
length (SL) and is found in lagoons, protected reefs, mangroves and river mouths
to depths to about 75 m (Allen and Talbot 1985 ; Myers 1999 ) (Fig. 12.20a , see
also Chap. 9 , Figs. 9.7 and 9.8). It is principally a nocturnal feeder on benthic
Fig. 12.20 ( a ) Group of blackfi n snapper, Lutjanus fulvus , from a spawning aggregation on the
side of a deep tidal channel in Palau. ( b ) A small portion of a spawning aggregation of Lutjanus
fulvus on the side of a barrier reef channel in Palau. The fi sh are mixed males and females, averaging
about 19 cm standard length, with their abdomens visibly swollen with gonads during the late
afternoon. It is not known exactly how and when the fi sh spawn ( Photos: Patrick L. Colin)
12 Species Case Studies
to Hawaii, but is not common there (Randall 2007 ) . It reaches about 34 cm standard
length (SL) and is found in lagoons, protected reefs, mangroves and river mouths
to depths to about 75 m (Allen and Talbot 1985 ; Myers 1999 ) (Fig. 12.20a , see
also Chap. 9 , Figs. 9.7 and 9.8). It is principally a nocturnal feeder on benthic
Fig. 12.20 ( a ) Group of blackfi n snapper, Lutjanus fulvus , from a spawning aggregation on the
side of a deep tidal channel in Palau. ( b ) A small portion of a spawning aggregation of Lutjanus
fulvus on the side of a barrier reef channel in Palau. The fi sh are mixed males and females, averaging
about 19 cm standard length, with their abdomens visibly swollen with gonads during the late
afternoon. It is not known exactly how and when the fi sh spawn ( Photos: Patrick L. Colin)